Career Reentry Strategies for Highly Educated, Stay-at-Home Mothers

Autor/in	Guc, Cheryl M.
Titel	Career Reentry Strategies for Highly Educated, Stay-at-Home Mothers
Quelle	(2017), (129 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Walden University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-3554-3153-7
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Reentry Workers; Mothers; Educational Attainment; Social Networks; Volunteers; Training; Self Efficacy; Self Concept Measures; Job Search Methods; Regression (Statistics); Correlation; Self Efficacy Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Beruflicher Wiedereinstieg; Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Freiwilliger; Ausbildung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Arbeitsplatzsuchtheorie; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Korrelation
Abstract	Most stay-at-home mothers wish to return to the workplace; yet, the majority are not successful. There is a looming labor shortage and increasing organizational initiatives to increase female participation at most levels, providing opportunity for this talent pool. The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine the reentry strategies of networking, volunteerism, additional education, and additional training upon the reentry success for highly educated, stay-at-home mothers. In conjunction with the theoretical framework of the social cognitive career theory, self-efficacy, as measured by the New General Self-Efficacy Scale, was also examined as a reentry strategy. Survey research was used to gather data from previous stay-at-home mothers who had successfully reentered and stay-at-home mothers currently in the job search process (N = 157). Logistic regressions and Pearson correlations were used to determine significant relationships between network size and self-efficacy upon reentry success; however, network size was negatively correlated with reentry success. The results of this study can be used by highly educated, stay-at-home mothers contemplating workplace reentry as well as vocational counselors who assist this group of job seekers. Highly educated, stay-at-home mothers can use the results of this study to improve their chances of effectively transitioning back into the workplace while also altering the perception of the traditional, stay-at-home mother. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01