Women's retreat : voices of female faculty in higher education / edited by Atsuko Seto and Mary Alice Bruce.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Seto, Atsuko.

Bruce, Mary Alice.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women college teachers--United States.

Women college teachers.

Women in education.

United States.

Women in education--United States.

Universities and colleges--United States.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

viii, 258 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press Of America, 2013.

Summary:

What does a path to become a faculty member look like? What are the merits? What are the roadblocks? How do I balance personal and professional aspirations? Looking for answers to these questions can be overwhelming and discouraging. This book offers inspiration and support to female faculty members in higher education who are at various stages of their professional development. Twenty-four educators share both their intuitive voices and practical knowledge on the topics of career development, balancing personal and professional life, cultural and individual identity, and spirituality. This collective sharing will help readers become free from an impasse, take a leap of faith, and see roadblocks from a slightly different perspective. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section 1 Career Development

Chapter 1 Parallel Play at the Mad Hatter's Tea House: Writing-In-Relation 3

Chapter 2 Passionate About Teaching 15

Chapter 3 A Photograph of Women in Academe: "Dr. Mom" 31

Chapter 4 Mentoring: Authentic Connections and Pathways 47

Section 2 Balancing Personal and Professional Life

Chapter 5 Dancing Backward in High Heels: Balancing Traditionally Male Academia within Feminine Life 61

Chapter 6 Professional Expectations and Partnership: Perspectives from the Beginning, Middle, and End 77

Chapter 7 Can You Have It All? The Competing Worlds of Women Balancing Motherhood With an Academic Career in Counselor Education 95

Chapter 8 Balancing Personal Life and Career 111

Chapter 9 Living in Two Worlds: Personal Perspectives in the Long-Distance Commuter Relationship 125

Section 3 Cultural and Individual Identity

Chapter 10 Transitions: A Woman on the Move! 141

Chapter 11 Fostering Inclusivity in Counselor Education for Culturally Diverse Women 157

Chapter 12 Leaving Home: Relationships and Experiences of a Lifetime 173

Chapter 13 An Agnostic in Full Bloom 187

Section 4 Spirituality

Chapter 14 Centrality of the Relationship in Counselor Education: Our Clients, Our Students, Ourselves

Chapter 15 Weaving a Life Fabric-Faith, Family, and Career 211

Chapter 16 Soul Work: Who Am I? What Do I Stand For? Where Am I Going? 229.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761861130

9780761861133

OCLC:

846552325