Women's Work: Integrating Women's Studies into a Community College Curriculum

Tai, Emily Sohmer

doi:10.2979/nws.2005.17.2.184

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“…She proposes that colleges become locations for class activism that recognize the value of working-class people and working-class culture. Tai (2005) echoed O'Dair's (2003 push for the silenced voices and experiences of working-class, female faculty to be integrated into the community college curriculum. She asserted:…”

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From working-class origins to academia: community college women who have crossed the great class divide

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There is a paucity of research about the experiences of women from working-class families who become faculty or administrators in higher education institutions. Most research and literature about the experiences of female faculty and administrators focus on those women who work in four-year college and university settings. This phenomenology focused on the experiences of nine working-class women who are faculty and administrators at a large, Midwestern, multi-campus community college. The participants shared their perceptions and experiences as children and adolescents in a working-class family, as students, as wives and mothers, and as community college professionals, and how these shaped their lives both personally and professionally. This research illuminated the experiences of women whose lives bridged the chasm between working-class America and the doors of two-year colleges. Among the findings were the participants' consistent commitment to working two and sometimes three jobs throughout their lives, and a common work ethic that has been a thread throughout their personal and professional lives. A reoccurring theme was the participants' constant search and effort to establish different kinds of community throughout their lives. Their efforts to find supportive educators, peers, and colleagues during their early years, college experiences, and professional lives, is nothing short of remarkable. Their narratives give rise to the premise that community colleges should aim to work together to share innovations in student services, curriculum development, and professional development. Although community colleges are local institutions, their goals for developing human resources should be allencompassing in scope. The participants in the study revealed that their pathways enabled vii them to empathize with, relate to, and encourage students. Therefore, community colleges should seek to develop programs and opportunities for faculty and administrators who are female. Investigations of needs, interests, and talents among working-class women who are faculty and administrators will do much to shape their career tracks, leadership styles, and resultant roles in community colleges. Dissertation Overview Chapter 2 of this dissertation provides a literature review of the research associated with working-class women in academia. The literature review begins with an examination of social stratification between Americans from working-class and middle-class backgrounds, respectively. The literature review continues with an exploration of works on women who work as faculty and administrators in academia, and, more specifically, in community colleges. Finally, works on women from working-class backgrounds who work as faculty and administrators in colleges of differing Carnegie classifications provide context for situating the study. The literature review concludes with examinations of the constructed life and work roles of working-class women who have experienced phenomena such as hybridity (living in working-class and middle-...

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From working-class origins to academia: community college women who have crossed the great class divide

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Impact of a Student-scheduled Child Care Program on Parents’Educational Goals

Carter

2016

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The purpose of this study is to examine what, if any, impact a Student-scheduled Child Care (SSCC) program had on the families of students completing their higher education goals at a college in the southwestern region of the United States. Student completion rate is a concern for most collegeand university administrators. Research conducted by the Gates foundation determined that over three quarters of former students surveyed felt that they would have graduated if the college or university had offered child care (Johnson, Ott, & DuPont, 2011).This correlational and descriptive research study revealed what student families thought about the relationship between completing their educational goals and using the child care program at the college.The knowledge gained from this project could help toinitiate a broader discussion among colleges and universities of how to most effectively retain student families by meeting their child care needs.

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Women's Work: Integrating Women's Studies into a Community College Curriculum

Cited by 2 publications

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From working-class origins to academia: community college women who have crossed the great class divide

From working-class origins to academia: community college women who have crossed the great class divide

Impact of a Student-scheduled Child Care Program on Parents’Educational Goals

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