A Women's Faculty Writing Group and the Practice of Job Crafting

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Title: A Women's Faculty Writing Group and the Practice of Job Crafting
Language: English
Authors: Stephanie San Miguel Bauman (ORCID 0000-0001-5642-4839), Vanessa Cozza, Tracey Hanshew, Jennifer Lodine-Chaffey
Source: Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. 2026 19(2):201-206.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: College Faculty, Women Faculty, Communities of Practice, Writing (Composition), Collaborative Writing, Job Development, Faculty Development, Scholarship, Peer Teaching, Mentors, Professional Identity
DOI: 10.1037/dhe0000649
ISSN: 1938-8926
1938-8934
Abstract: Through the practice of job crafting, people shape their work experience to meet their work-related needs. Faculty members who apply job crafting to their work in a university setting can not only address specific challenges but also facilitate shifts in perspective. In this practice brief, we apply the organizing framework of job crafting and examine task, relational, and cognitive crafting strategies in a women's faculty writing group. We also provide illustrative examples from one writing group. We recommend job crafting in the context of a writing group to facilitate faculty scholarship through opportunities for peer mentoring, expectations for both flexibility and accountability, and the realization of values and purpose through work identity.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1506166
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Through the practice of job crafting, people shape their work experience to meet their work-related needs. Faculty members who apply job crafting to their work in a university setting can not only address specific challenges but also facilitate shifts in perspective. In this practice brief, we apply the organizing framework of job crafting and examine task, relational, and cognitive crafting strategies in a women's faculty writing group. We also provide illustrative examples from one writing group. We recommend job crafting in the context of a writing group to facilitate faculty scholarship through opportunities for peer mentoring, expectations for both flexibility and accountability, and the realization of values and purpose through work identity.
ISSN:1938-8926
1938-8934
DOI:10.1037/dhe0000649