The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on MotherScholars: A Comparative Case Study of United States and Australian Higher Education Women Faculty Role Strain

Autor/inn/en	Pascale, Amanda B.; Ehrlich, Suzanne; Hicks-Roof, Kristen K.
Titel	The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on MotherScholars: A Comparative Case Study of United States and Australian Higher Education Women Faculty Role Strain
Quelle	In: Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 14 (2022) 3, S.53-68 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2151-0393
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Women Faculty; Mothers; Parent Role; Teacher Role; Females; School Closing; Distance Education; Stress Variables; Sex Stereotypes; Sex Role; Coping; College Faculty; Child Rearing; United States; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte; Mother; Mutter; Parental role; Elternrolle; Lehrerrolle; Weibliches Geschlecht; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Geschlechterrolle; Bewältigung; Fakultät; Kindererziehung; USA; Australien
Abstract	This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the experiences of women faculty with children in the United States and Australia as they contend with the blended roles and responsibilities of being a mother and an academic (i.e., MotherScholars). Using interpretive comparative case study design, the researchers interviewed MotherScholars to identify common themes based on roles and responsibilities that emerged as a result of the pandemic-caused shift to remote academic demands. Three primary themes emerged: (a) accumulative burdens, (b) rationalization, and (c) gendered expectations. These themes were explored through the lens of Goode's (1960) role strain theory to examine the experiences of both groups of MotherScholars. For these MotherScholars the circumstances of the pandemic rendered obsolete many coping mechanisms previously utilized to manage role strain, which contributed to increased role strain from the conflict between the role systems for mother and scholar. While the pandemic affected everyone, this research adds insight into how cultural contexts and norms can mitigate or exacerbate challenging circumstances. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01