Challenges Experienced By One Academic Mother Transitioning From Maternity Leave Back to Academia

While many scholars have written about the experience of academic motherhood in higher education, with their research revealing a number of challenges faced by academic mothers, none have presented an in-depth view of the transition of returning to work after maternity leave. For this reason, the au...

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Published in:Journal about women in higher education 2015-01, Vol.8 (1), p.66-81
Main Authors: Craft, Christy Moran, Maseberg-Tomlinson, Jo
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Autobiographies
Child Care
College Faculty
Family Work Relationship
Help Seeking
Higher Education
Inquiry
Journal Writing
Mothers
Psychological Patterns
United States (Midwest)
Women Faculty
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