Orienting Students to Work-Family Content on the Sloan Work and Family Research Network - 1
Source:
Content developed by the Sloan Work and Family Teaching Task Force
Type:
Other
Purpose:
Orient students to content presented in the Sloan Work and Family Research Network.
Steps:
Present students with the following instructions in the first week of class. Their reflection paper is due shortly thereafter.
This assignment is designed to help me get to know you and to help you become familiar with the Sloan Work-Family website, a resource that we will use throughout the semester. This assignment requires posting a 700-to-800 word essay about the way that work and family responsibilities were handled in your own family when you were growing up and how you hope to combine -or not combine -work and family yourself. Before you begin writing, take a look at the Sloan website. On the left-hand side of the page, click on “Topics Pages.” Read about any two topics that interest you. Be sure to take a look at some of items in the drop-down menus on the topics pages you choose, such as “Statistics,” “Definitions,” “Overviews,” or “Encyclopedia.” In your essay, identify and discuss the two topics you explored on the web site. How did these two issues affect you growing up? How do you imagine yourself handling these issues if you have children or other family members to care for down the road?
