Using the Sloan Work and Family Research Network to Advance Family Responsive Initiatives Stephen Sweet Ithaca College Judi Casey Boston College 2008 National Council on Family Relations November 7, 2008 4:00-5:30pm

About the Network The Alfred P. Sloan Work and Family Research Network is the premier online destination for information about work and family. The Network serves a global community interested in work and family research by providing resources and building knowledge. Current, credible, and comprehensive, the Network targets the information needs of academics and researchers, workplace practitioners, state public policy makers, and interested individuals. It’s the place to find high quality research and reports, easy-to-read summary sheets and briefs, as well as work and family topic pages – all in one location.

The Alfred P. Sloan Work and Family Research Network is the premier online destination for information about work and family. The Network serves a global community interested in work and family research by providing resources and building knowledge. Current, credible, and comprehensive, the Network targets the information needs of academics and researchers, workplace practitioners, state public policy makers, and interested individuals. It’s the place to find high quality research and reports, easy-to-read summary sheets and briefs, as well as work and family topic pages – all in one location.

Introductions and needs…. What best describes your role(s)? Researcher Teacher Workplace practitioner Policy maker Advocate Counselor Other? What best describes the types of information you need? Access to scholarly research Quick references to statistics, definitions Detailed summaries of the state of knowledge Class/workshop activities Teaching materials/readings Guidance on locating experts Case examples to establish prospects for returns on investment Access to laws and state policy Updates on meetings, publications, and funding opportunities Other?

What best describes your role(s)?

Researcher

Teacher

Workplace practitioner

Policy maker

Advocate

Counselor

Other?

What best describes the types of information you need?

Access to scholarly research

Quick references to statistics, definitions

Detailed summaries of the state of knowledge

Class/workshop activities

Teaching materials/readings

Guidance on locating experts

Case examples to establish prospects for returns on investment

Access to laws and state policy

Updates on meetings, publications, and funding opportunities

Other?

Using the Sloan Work and Family Research Network to Access Scholarly Research, Statistics, and Detailed Summaries

Orienting Work-Family Inquiry: The Work and Family Encyclopedia

A Quick Means to Locate Facts

Blazing Paths: A Source of Comprehensive Understanding

Helping Students Frame Their Research and Analyses Margaret Usdansky uses Topics Pages and Literature Database to guide student projects From Margaret’s syllabus….. Assignment 1, Identifying and Defining Your Topic and Main Argument: The Topics Pages on the Sloan Work-Family site are a useful source for selecting a topic and formulating a main argument. Take a look at the site before you begin. You are not limited to the topics identified by Sloan but are free to draw on them. To begin, peruse the Topics Pages or other sections of the Sloan web site to come up with ideas for your paper topic. Once you’ve identified a likely topic, search the Sloan data base or other data bases discussed in class to identify two scholarly empirical articles relevant to your topic. Avoid topics for which you have trouble identifying relevant empirical articles as you will ultimately need 10 articles for the completed paper…… Margaret Usdansky (Syracuse University)

Margaret Usdansky uses Topics Pages and Literature Database to guide student projects

A Portal to Work-Family Research: The Literature Database

Using the Sloan Work and Family Research Network to Advance Teaching and Learning

Pedagogical Challenges Breadth and Scope of Area of Study Diversities of families, workers, and workplaces Multi-disciplinary perspectives Wide-ranging methodologies Vistas of policy initiatives Complexity Linkages between institutions, history, and policy Global comparative concerns Students’ Limited “Real Life” Experience Of family and work roles , demands , resources , and constraints Tracking Journal Articles on Work-Family: 1970-2000 Source: Pitt-Catsouphes, Ernst Kossek and Sweet. 2005. Work and Family Handbook . Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Mahwah, NJ. Programming, Curricular and Pedagogical Challenges

Breadth and Scope of Area of Study

Diversities of families, workers, and workplaces

Multi-disciplinary perspectives

Wide-ranging methodologies

Vistas of policy initiatives

Complexity

Linkages between institutions, history, and policy

Global comparative concerns

Students’ Limited “Real Life” Experience

Of family and work roles , demands , resources , and constraints

Curriculum Task Force of the Sloan Work and Family Research Network 2005-2007 Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes Boston College Ellen Ernst Kossek Michigan State University Carrie Leana University of Pittsburgh Shelley MacDermid Purdue University Patricia Raskin Teachers College at Columbia University Mary Secret Virginia Commonwealth University Stephen Sweet Ithaca College 2007-2009 Christopher Morett Fordham University Susan Lambert University of Chicago Lonnie Golden Penn State, Abington Stephen Sweet Ithaca College Margaret Usdansky Syracuse University

2005-2007

Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes

Boston College

Ellen Ernst Kossek

Michigan State University

Carrie Leana

University of Pittsburgh

Shelley MacDermid

Purdue University

Patricia Raskin

Teachers College at Columbia University

Mary Secret

Virginia Commonwealth University

Stephen Sweet

Ithaca College

2007-2009

Christopher Morett

Fordham University

Susan Lambert

University of Chicago

Lonnie Golden

Penn State, Abington

Stephen Sweet

Ithaca College

Margaret Usdansky

Syracuse University

A Resource for Instruction and Course Design: Syllabi

A Resource for Class Activities

A Resource for Course Components: Work and Family Modules Modules currently available Overview of Work-Family Issues in the United States Work-Life Issues in the Workplace Work-Family Policy in the United States Surveying the “Best of the Best”: A Seminar Based on Research Articles Nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Work-Family Research Modules in development Engaging Students in the Sloan Work and Family Research Network

Modules currently available

Overview of Work-Family Issues in the United States

Work-Life Issues in the Workplace

Work-Family Policy in the United States

Surveying the “Best of the Best”: A Seminar Based on Research Articles Nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Work-Family Research

Modules in development

Engaging Students in the Sloan Work and Family Research Network

Module: Overview of Work and Family in the United States Class 1: Fundamental concepts in work and family Class 2: Historical overview of work-family: Changes from pre-industrial to industrial arrangements Key Concepts Definitions of families Diversity of employment and family contexts Institutional interfaces, spillover, crossover, conflict, and enhancement Multidisciplinary perspectives

Class 1: Fundamental concepts in work and family

Class 2: Historical overview of work-family: Changes from pre-industrial to industrial arrangements

Key Concepts

Definitions of families

Diversity of employment and family contexts

Institutional interfaces, spillover, crossover, conflict, and enhancement

Multidisciplinary perspectives

Module: Surveying the “Best of the Best” A Seminar Based on Research Articles Nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Work-Family Research

Using the Sloan Work and Family Research Network to Locate Experts and Establish the “Business Case” for Family Responsive Policy

A Link To Social Networks Should you be listed among the “who’s who” of work-family leaders? Inquire to Judi Casey <caseyjt@bc.edu>

A Means to Locate Organizational Practices and Case Studies

Establishing the Business Case With Students Susan Lambert assigns her students to engage in field work, interview workers, and link their analyses to case studies of workplace flexibility presented on the Sloan Work and Family Research Network Susan Lambert (University of Chicago)

Susan Lambert assigns her students to engage in field work, interview workers, and link their analyses to case studies of workplace flexibility presented on the Sloan Work and Family Research Network

Using the Sloan Work and Family Research Network to Access Laws and State Policy

A Source For State Policy information

Using the Sloan Work and Family Research Network to Keep Updated

A Means to Find News and Upcoming Events

The Work and Family Blog

Becoming Part of the Sloan Work and Family Research Network Community

Opportunities to Contribute to the Sloan Work and Family Research Network Compose - entries for the Sloan Work and Family Encyclopedia Submit - syllabi to the Teaching Resources Share - teaching activities and exercises through Teaching Resources Become – A Work-Family Leader Contacts Judi Casey - caseyjt@bc.edu Stephen Sweet – ssweet@ithaca.edu

Compose - entries for the Sloan Work and Family Encyclopedia

Submit - syllabi to the Teaching Resources

Share - teaching activities and exercises through Teaching Resources

Become – A Work-Family Leader

Contacts

Judi Casey - caseyjt@bc.edu

Stephen Sweet – ssweet@ithaca.edu

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