Overworked Faculty
Job Stresses and Family Demands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9767708 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J A Jacobs (0000-0002-0809-422X, California University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author), Sarah Winslow (California University of Pennsylvania), Sarah E Winslow (University of Pennsylvania) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 596 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 104-129 |
| Publication date | 2004-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716204268185 |
| OpenAlex | W2111753295 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 86 |
| References cited | 24 |
Do professors put in very long workweeks solely out of a love of their work, or do expectations for teaching and publishing essentially require a sixty-hour workweek for the successful completion of the job? How do faculty members reconcile the demands of an academic career with the realities of family life? Drawing on a large national survey of postsecondary faculty conducted in 1998, the authors examine the length of the workweek by analyzing its relationship to faculty dissatisfaction with their workload. The authors find evidence that many professors are dissatisfied with their workload. Moreover, dissatisfaction increases among those working the longest hours. The data also indicate that very long hours on the job greatly contribute to research productivity. The very long hours demanded by faculty jobs thus pose a dilemma for parents who want to spend time with their children and their families. The authors conclude by suggesting that the challenge is to create a set of expectations for academic employment that are compatible with responsible parenting in dual-career couples
Dilemma · Economics · Job satisfaction · Job stress · Labour economics · Management · Medical education · Productivity · Set (abstract data type · Work hours · Working hours · Workload · Computer Science · Diversity and Career in Medicine · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 83 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,91 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 82 |