Managing work and study with an eye on the future
Managing boundaries between roles is critical for healthy functioning and performance. However, little research has examined how working students manage their boundaries between study and work. The current study combined boundary management and future-self constructs to examine the salience of under...
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| author | Lindsay Eastgate Michelle Hood Peter A. Creed Andrea Bialocerkowski |
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| description | Managing boundaries between roles is critical for healthy functioning and performance. However, little research has examined how working students manage their boundaries between study and work. The current study combined boundary management and future-self constructs to examine the salience of undergraduate students’ future-selves and the influence this has on the management of their roles. Using a mixed-methods approach, interview and questionnaire data from 20 working undergraduate students in Australia (15 women, 5 men; aged 18 to 28 years) were integrated and analysed. The results indicated that students thought often about their future-selves and linked this thinking to the management of their current roles, particularly through the implementation of boundary management strategies. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, with the aim of advancing knowledge on how to assist students with managing their multiple roles while at university. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d61952a7cbc40fe95b5cf8639b72b282022-12-22T04:40:32ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Educational Research Open2666-37402022-01-013100142Managing work and study with an eye on the futureLindsay Eastgate0Michelle Hood1Peter A. Creed2Andrea Bialocerkowski3School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia; Corresponding author.School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia; Centre for Work, Organisation and Well Being, Griffith University, Gold Coast, AustraliaSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia; Centre for Work, Organisation and Well Being, Griffith University, Gold Coast, AustraliaGriffith Health, Griffith University, Gold Coast, AustraliaManaging boundaries between roles is critical for healthy functioning and performance. However, little research has examined how working students manage their boundaries between study and work. The current study combined boundary management and future-self constructs to examine the salience of undergraduate students’ future-selves and the influence this has on the management of their roles. Using a mixed-methods approach, interview and questionnaire data from 20 working undergraduate students in Australia (15 women, 5 men; aged 18 to 28 years) were integrated and analysed. The results indicated that students thought often about their future-selves and linked this thinking to the management of their current roles, particularly through the implementation of boundary management strategies. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, with the aim of advancing knowledge on how to assist students with managing their multiple roles while at university.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666374022000218boundary managementfuture-selvespossible-selvesrole managementboundary management strategies |
| spellingShingle | Lindsay Eastgate Michelle Hood Peter A. Creed Andrea Bialocerkowski Managing work and study with an eye on the future International Journal of Educational Research Open boundary management future-selves possible-selves role management boundary management strategies |
| title | Managing work and study with an eye on the future |
| title_full | Managing work and study with an eye on the future |
| title_fullStr | Managing work and study with an eye on the future |
| title_full_unstemmed | Managing work and study with an eye on the future |
| title_short | Managing work and study with an eye on the future |
| title_sort | managing work and study with an eye on the future |
| topic | boundary management future-selves possible-selves role management boundary management strategies |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666374022000218 |
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