Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Keywords
faculty development, childcare, faculty caregivers, life-work balance, childcare, faculty caregivers, life-work balance
Journal/Book/Conference Title
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Volume
44
Issue
2
First Page
293
Last Page
320
Abstract
Educational development is often scheduled during academic breaks with the intent of allowing faculty participation; however, this can actually make it more difficult for faculty who are in parenting roles, particularly during summer and school breaks when childcare options are limited. This article provides case studies from two different institutions describing approaches to offering childcare support to faculty participants in professional development. Ultimately, although both cases were successful, they were limited solutions to what is actually a much larger cultural problem. Our discussion shares lessons learned, recommendations, and urges others to embrace inclusive and equity-focused endeavors in supporting faculty caregivers' involvement in professional development programs.
Department
Rod Library
Original Publication Date
10-2025
Object Description
1 PDF File
DOI of published version
10.3998/tia.6276
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Copyright
©2025 Anne Marie Gruber & Lindsay Doukopoulos
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Gruber, Anne Marie and Doukopoulos, Lindsay, "Supporting Faculty Parents in Professional Development: Case Studies, Recommendations, and a Call for Inclusive Approaches" (2025). Faculty Publications. 6907.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/6907
Comments
First published in To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, v44 i2 published by Michigan Publishing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3998/tia.6276
See Appendices A & B for this article posted in UNI ScholarWorks.