The purpose of this study was to identify the life style aspirations, multiple role commitments, and role conflict strategies of women doctoral students in comprehensive programs of higher education administration within the State of Florida. During the Spring 1982 semester, there were 91 women doctoral students enrolled in such programs at The Florida State University and The University of Florida. A survey instrument was designed by the investigator, pretested, and mailed to the entire population. Responses were received from 81 women or 89 percent of the population. / Marriage and family aspirations were revealed by most of the respondents and the majority either had or expected to have at least one child. The majority of women who had no children but expected children in the future also indicated that they would return to work as soon as possible after the birth/adoption of each child. In addition, over 79 percent of the respondents did not expect their careers to be interrupted before their retirement. / With respect to the highest position respondents expected to obtain in their lifetime, the majority aspired towards executive/administrative level positions within postsecondary institutions. Over half of these women expected to become chief executive officers, vice presidents, directors, deans, or chairmen. In addition, the majority of the respondents indicated that they would consider employment in fields unrelated to higher education. / Marriage and family were viewed as either being advantageous to or having no effect on career advancement because of support provided by a husband and family. Women who wished to remain single viewed their flexibility as an advantage. / Most respondents indicated a future commitment to the roles of wife, mother, and employee, with the employee role being the most frequently mentioned response. The wife role, however, was considered the most important role, when roles occurred simultaneously. / Respondents were divided equally between those who did and did not anticipate future role conflicts, with time constraints being viewed as the primary problem. The majority of women reported structural role redefinition as their most likely strategy for conflict resolution and reactive role behavior as their least likely choice. Finally, respondents recommended that universities develop day care programs and flexible work hours to alleviate the role constraints placed upon women professionals in higher education. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-07, Section: A, page: 2249. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74872 |
| Contributors | DUBLON, FELICE JACQUELINE., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 180 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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