Hiding in Plain Sight: Higher Education Pink and Blue Collar Staff Experiences as Returning Adult Learners, Workers, and Family Members
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This document summarizes key findings from the 2006 study "Hiding in Plain Sight: Higher Education Pink and Blue Collar Staff Experiences as Returning Adult Learners, Workers, and Family Members" by Susan J. Bracken and Jeanie K. Allen. The study examined the experiences of non-faculty staff at universities who were also returning adult students. It found that these staff felt overlooked, unrecognized, and undervalued in their roles. Taking on student roles improved their self-esteem and excitement but also created challenges with managing work, school, and family responsibilities. Their work environments were sometimes unsupportive and coworkers were unaware of educational policies.
Hiding in Plain Sight: Higher Education Pink and Blue Collar Staff Experiences as Returning Adult Learners, Workers, and Family Members
- 1. Hiding in Plain Sight: Higher Education Pink and Blue Collar Staff Experiences as Returning Adult Learners, Workers, and Family Members Susan J. Bracken and Jeanie K. Allen, 2006
- 2. what happens in a particular setting, why and how it happens, and what the implications of understanding the situation are for change. Hart’s (2006) application of Huberman and Miles (1984) discussion of qualitative research
- 3. Women & minorities Influence of Roles and Role boundaries To their experience overlooked, unrecognized, undervalued Employee Student Self-esteem↑ Excitement ↑ Being Addicted I'm smart too and I am doing what is important here •'knowing your place' •Tolerate working process •Changed their job •Time management •Unsupportive co-workers •Unaware of educational policy