Annual/Termination Reports:

[06/01/2007] [06/17/2008] [06/17/2009] [08/04/2010]

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Participants

Participants:

Minnesota: Kathryn D. Rettig, University of Minnesota,
krettig@umn.edu
Mississippi: Dorothy Berglund, Mississippi University for Women, dberglund@muw.edu
New Mexico: Robert L. (Bob) Del Campo, New Mexico State University rdelcampo@nmsu.edu
New Mexico: Diana Del Campo, New Mexico State University
ddelcamp@nmsu.edu
New Mexico: Robert G. (Rob) Del Campo, University of New Mexico, delcampo@mgt.unm.edu
Wisconsin: Cynthia R. Jasper, University of Wisconsin,
crjasper@wisc.edu
Wyoming: Randy R.Weigel, University of Wyoming,
weig@uwyo.edu

Administrative Advisor
James Christenson
University of Arizona
301 Forbes
Tucson, AZ 85721
jimc@ag.arizona.edu
520-621-7205

Brief Summary of Minutes

State Research Project
Annual Technical Committee Meeting
Las Vegas, NV
March 12-13, 2007

Chair: Bob DelCampo
Secretary: Rob DelCampo

Call to order: Monday March 12th 9:01 PST by BD

Introductions: 9:02; in attendance: Randy Weigel (U of Wyoming-RW); Kathy Rettig (U of Minnesota-KR); Dorothy Berglund (Mississippi U for Women-DB); Rob DelCampo (U of New Mexico-RD); Cynthia Jasper (U of Wisconsin-CJ); Diana DelCampo (New Mexico State U-DD); Jim Christenson (U of Arizona/Admin.-JC); Bob DelCampo (New Mexico State U-BD)

Station Reports: 9:09
Action Items
Reports due April 15th in SAES format circulated by BD in earlier email--ALL
Email to KR address sign in circulated by BD--ALL
Complete Report--KR

Wyoming
RW-handout; pilot completed; unforeseen complications with conducting ranch women focus groups; will look to get these completed in either April/September as participant schedules/seasonal work permit; media sources not as expectedmore internet oriented than expected; should complimentary work be included in reports? Loss of collaboratorMontanaconcerned with n=14

BD-suggests 5 participants for focus groups
DD-invite 7, get 5

Minnesota
KR-handout; different format due to institutional compliance; 3 focus groups-1 pilot, 2 for main data collection; data not yet analyzed however data is coded; publication rights? Doctoral student would like to use the data; 3 more to be completed in March; inclusion criteria has been met

RW-ranch women dont necessarily meet criteria for having child at home under age of 12; average age ~55

BD-this is ok, drop criteria for inclusion?

Mississippi
DB-how she will come into projectlooking at low income African American women vs. Professional African American Women; some interesting differences that exist; little academic work in this area; dissemination of information-not necessarily traditional media sources but perhaps churches as indicated in the literature; 2 focus groups for professional/2 focus groups for low income; will this data be useful based on limitations?; would like to continue through 2010; interviews will be completed over the summer, analyze data in fall

BD, RD, DD, JC-yes, more inclusive than exclusive, different bases of diversity
JC-8 states have completed qualitative climate surveys, Patrice Ingram-Penn State; Sue Rankin-Cornell? NM will collect data soon-Wendy Hamilton @ NMSU; may inform this project

Publication rights?if it is the individual stations data, share away; however if the entire data set is involved authorship should be shared as in the past

BD-original intent has shifted; media is not necessarily the primary information source; no need to change objectives but note shift in focus; pragmatics of data coding? use of software (MAX-QDA)?

DD-addressing sample issues; clarify the meaning of family; children, their definition of family, who lives with them, etc.

CJ-how strict on child under 12 inclusion criteria?
BD-eliminate this, to improve richness of the data
RD-why exclude individuals?
ALL-inclusion criteria now onlyfull time work (30 hrs. /week), female; however some criteria differ by particular group (profession need BA/BS minimum, etc.)

RD-using MAX QDA: http://onlineqda.hud.ac.uk/Step_by_step_software/MAXqda/index.php


Wisconsin
CJ-planning to do 1-2 professional focus groups, none yet; will complete in Spring 07; have not yet completed pilot

New Mexico
BD-only done SAES 422; so no handout; completed 2 focus groups, working class Latinas; digital recording ~$35 for recorderexcellent quality; software included and easy to manipulate; be sure to purchase one with USB outputRadio Shack carries them

RW-~$400 Olympus, has transcribing software, etc. included

BD-in April will complete the first professional group; findings are that media is moot; role overloaddifficulty involving spouse to ease the burden; quantitative research shows that Latinas are protective of parenting roles but allow for help with household tasks; now appears that this superwoman syndrome is more prevalentthey take on all roles themselveslack of support; NCFR proposal submitted; what are impacts?; will keep running groups over the years to increase database

RD-opportunities to publish work on Latinas, comparative data for Business Journal of Hispanic ResearchAcademic/Practitioner

BD-changing inclusion criteria, etc. will this impact us on the Administrative level?
JC-not a problem as long as the meetings are productive
RW- do we need to amend the initial proposal?
JC-from time-to-time it should be revisited to tweak the information so that at the end of the project everything will be included

RW-we will meet at 6:45 in South Tower lobby for group dinner should you choose to attend

BREAK @ 10:40

Administrative Advisors Report 11:00
JC-use of Breeze or WebEX might be a good idea to periodically communicate; can set up through U of A; perhaps mid-year conference call can be facilitated by JC via U of A Breeze?

Action itemset up Breeze for check in call in 6 monthsJC, BD, new chair

JC-not much to report; already touched on most of the issues; these meetings are for cross-fertilization; please look for other outlets (i.e., Journal of Extension, etc.) but peer-reviewed outlets are the primary type of thing; do not include popular press, proceedings, conference presentations in reports, but DO include dissertations; NIMMS system is mostly concerned with peer-reviewed articles; continue to report this information for STATE reports but for SAES just submit peer reviewed journal articles, bridging statements, minutes; impact of this researchstereotypes of how women get information from media are not correct; impacts include: how to communicate with clientele, advent of the internet has changed complexion of the way we gather information, discussing changes in behavior that have not been caused but have occurred, implications for communication in the workplace, implications for diversity, communication networks, extrapolate the impact of these observed changeschanging stereotypes, etc.; report should be done in 60 days; it would be nice to capture more talent in this group regardless of the ability to attend the meetings

BD-can we evaluate the impact statements? Differentiation of outputs and impacts; probably best to use the term implications as that relates more to the type of project we have undertaken

JC-as qualitative social research the implications of what wee are observing is really the impact of the project; for example: someone wants to communicate with a particular group about a new medical procedure, etc. they now know how to disseminate this information; documenting changes in behaviors though qualitative assessment that provide insight on the communication process

CJ-have funding for travel but not other parts of the project so do not have to right a report for Wisconsin; willing to write up report to show what has been done for project

JC-fill out report with hope of perhaps getting funding in the future

BD-perhaps just send in your portion of 422 report to show the amount of work that has been done

KR-do a CRIS (?) report even though it is not required

BD-new ways of disseminating information in new formats, etc.; experiment stations are moving more toward people research

JC-more support for multi-state efforts; another new journal out of University of Georgia (something about outreach, etc.) publishes pieces on communication, qualitative stuff, etc.; national research initiative is looking for proposals in this area but process is laborious; viable option but quite time consuming

BD-running behind so we should adjourn for lunch and pick up where we left off; address unanswered questions in lieu of software demonstration.

LUNCH11:35

USDA/CSREES Representatives Handout 1:32
BD-handout; newsletter of sorts; direct questions to Caroline Crocoll

Demonstration of qualitative data software 1:39
BD-Anisa Zvonkovic informed us on Friday that she was unable to attend the meeting

Insteadaddressing previously raised questions 1:42
RW-complimentary workincluded in report?
KR-in MN not allowed
JC-part of intellectual endeavor
CJ-should be included as it is part of academic inquiry
RESOLUTIONinclude appropriate information to address the project; as long as it addresses the objectives of this project

KR-publication rights?
BD-historically, if it is your subset use it however you would like; when combining data it depends on who takes the initiative to do the work depending on established roles
JC-formal agreements with students and where data are going
RESOLUTIONstay with previously established norms; but keep discussion open

BD-criteria for inclusion; family definition includes child under the age of 12?
RESOLUTION--not in initial proposal, more informal definition of family

RW-what are impacts?; section for outputs and section for impacts; what we have termed as impacts are better titled outputs
JC-need to think more creatively about how we phrase the impacts
RESOLUTION422 report has impacts; annual experiment station reports have outputs

Action itemeach experiment station will produce a brief written annual report (1 page; similar to KR and RWs handouts) with full list of yearly outputs in addition to the 422 report (discussion of the degree to which you have addressed the research questions and any refereed journal articles) to be emailed to each participant before the annual meeting

CJ-making sure we all have the latest version of the demographic sheets

Action itemBD to email demographic sheet to all participants and questions ASAP

BD-pragmatics of data coding/use of software
RESOLUTIONnone really; trial and error at this point

Recurring themes in the KR work:
" Living in diverse family forms
" Struggling to find time for caregiving
" Facing new cultural pressures
" Lack of role models to create new pathways
" Juggling, balancing and negotiating WF/personal issues

BREAK 2:30 (15 minutes only)

Discussion of Goals for coming year 2:45
DD-focus groups are great; not sure of extension related goalsdepends on data
CJ-complete focus groups, at least 1 perhaps 2 or 3 (professional women)
RD-complete Latina Professional focus groups
DB-complete 4 African-American focus groups this summer
KR-3 scheduled focus groups (beginning next week); some analysis
RW-learn to use MAX QDA; complete 2 focus groups
BD-software; professional women in April; working class in summer,etc.

Discussion of Dissemination possibilities 2:58
DB-should have honor student project completed
KR-doctoral student project completed
BD-trending poster/discussion @ NCFR
RD-further trending data for IABE/RBR
JC-anecdotal/preliminary findings for Journal of Extension?

Election of Officers/Discussion of Location 08. etc. 3:06
BD-Phoenix again?
RW-Susanna Smith volunteers Orlando
CJ-Memphis, other southern cities
2008Phoenix, AZ
March 27-30 tentative pending availability of location (27th/30th travel days)
Perhaps same locationSpinghill Suites
RD-local arrangements/secretary
BD-remains as chair
KR-nominates BD to remain as chair, CJ seconds, no objections


How to do the focus groups 3:22
BD-attain IRB approval, get consentoriginals on file/copies to participants, fill out demographic form, provide box lunch, 10-15 minutes into interaction start to pose structured interview questions/probes/others
KR-some issues not letting group discuss questions they would like to ask; miracle question very effective
RW-participants did not want to answer miracle question; viewed as a therapy-type questionfocus group members knew each other and there was some difficulty divulging information
DB-recruiting participants? Various methodsexisting meetings great place to recruit; listservs, etc. personal touchhave Pres. of Hispanic Professionals Womens group help recruit participants/have Head Secretary recruit others, etc. Child care/food are always a draw
CJ-adding extra questions? Absolutely fine¬ a rigid structured interview schedule&adding your own questions absolutely fine
RW-questions ahead of time? No, just general concepts to be covered

Ideas for conference proposals/publications, etc. 3:52
JC-identify a common issue with preliminary/anecdotal information on for perhaps creating a 4-ish page report
BD-maybe this discussion should be tabled until our 6-month conference call
JC-sketch out the vision of research articles that each will take the lead on
KR-demonstrating theory of economics/time intensive/labor-based child care/market based child rearing; 4 kinds of demonstrations of wealthdemonstration with data from project; use in the classroomresource substitutionreal life application
DD-Superwoman Revisited 21st century stuff
BD-superwoman revisitedLatinas; comparing 1991 to 2007; therapy implications
DB-teaching program planning & evaluationhow do you reach people? Can inform the classroom; great training programs developed but how do we get it to people; non-traditional program delivery; "intersectionality" of gender/race/family status
CJ-1-2 page fact sheet to go out to extension agents to inform how to educate/methods to use; service to the people of the state/extension service
RW-e-extention of work/family issues?
RD-WTFC/WTFF concepts that bring these about; how necessary; non-traditional sources, etc.
BD-how do we proceed? Mull them over and revisit them in our September conference calladd to agenda for Sept. conference call

AGENDA FOR CONFERENCE CALL (on BREEZE)
Application of software package
Continue brainstorm for dissemination plans
DATE FOR CONFERENCE CALL SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 NOON PST, 1:00 P.M. MST, 2:00 P.M. CST, 3:00 P.M. EST
JC Office Phone: (520) 621-7205

Tomorrow 9:00 A.M. informal breakfast gathering

Meeting Adjourned 4:26

Accomplishments

Accomplishments<br /> <br /> Objectives:<br /> <br /> 1. Determine the major challenges facing the three target populations with respect to work, family, and personal fulfillment.<br /> 2. Identify media and information sources used by the three target populations and their perspective on these media, to resolve and/or confront these challenges.<br /> 3. Examine and evaluate the messages and information that reach the three target populations through media and information outlet identified by focus groups.<br /> 4. Develop recommendations for adapting such messages and information to better address the needs of the three target populations. <br /> <br /> <br /> Objective 1. Determine major challenges facing the three target populations with respect to work, family, and personal fulfillment.<br /> <br /> Project Timeline: The first step in determining the major challenges of the target groups was to develop a protocol for conducting focus groups. This was accomplished in year one (2006) by telephone conference calls. Year two (2007) was identified as the year to conduct focus groups.<br /> <br /> Minnesota reported completion of three focus groups, one of them a pilot. There were 19 professional women who participated. They ranged in age from 31-53 years. All of them were married, had children, and also demanding jobs. All of them met the criteria for the study of working 30 hours or more, in a paid position, with two continuous years of work in the same job. They had at least a BA/BS degree and were employed in positions such as the following: Human Resources Manager, Dean in A Community College, Managing Editor, Litigation Support Provider. Two doctoral students and one Masters student are interested in producing publishable papers in the future from the data produced by the project.<br /> <br /> Mississippi plans to study low income African-American women and Professional African American women and to contact them through churches as well as other locations. These focus groups data will contribute to a student project.<br /> <br /> New Mexico completed two focus groups of working class Latinas and will complete a professional group in April, 2007. Preliminary data from the focus groups seem to suggest that working class Latinas tend to place personal fulfillment last among work, family, and personal fulfillment. Family appears to come first, followed by achieving a satisfactory job performance. This major challenge seems to be the lack of time available to complete tasks due to role overload.<br /> <br /> Wisconsin is planning one to two focus groups of professional women to be completed in Spring, 2007, one of which will be a focus group.<br /> <br /> Wyoming will be planning focus groups with farm and ranch women. The original plan for a February target date did not work because it was calving season for farm and ranch women. The scheduling is challenging because branding and moving to summer pasture occurs in May and June. The best months appear to be April or September.<br /> <br /> Objective 2. Identify media and information sources used by the three target populations and their perspectives on these media, to resolve and/or confront these challenges.<br /> <br /> Project Timeline: Conduct focus groups using common protocol in year two.<br /> <br /> Minnesota made a decision after the first three focus groups that professional women used the media very seldom as sources of information for balancing their complicated lives. They did go to friends, co-workers, or family members for assistance in thinking about the issues they were facing. Three focus groups are scheduled for March, 2007 that may have different outcomes. <br /> <br /> New Mexico Preliminary data from the focus groups seem to suggest that working class Latinas do not use print media on a regular basis. Also, television and the internet seem to be intermittent sources used to obtain information on meeting challenges of work, family, and personal issues.<br /> <br /> Wyoming conducted a pilot focus group of professional women in summer 2006 to test questions related to media and information sources used. The pilot revealed that this group compartmentalized their life roles (work, hobby, persona.) in order to explain the different resources they utilized to manage the different unique parts of their lives. Traditional media (magazines and newsletters) was NOT the preferred method for resolving work, family, and personal challenges. Internet, listserves, and peer networks were preferred methods.<br /> <br /> The investigator is involved in a three-state research/Extension effort. that complements W-1167: Defining Agricultural Clientele for Land Grant University Outreach in the West. This study asked: When seeking information relevant to your agricultural operation, what are your most preferred sources? The top responses from high to low were: Peer/support groups and networks, Internet, trade magazines, and Cooperative Extension. They preferred to receive information in fact sheets, newsletters, and direct mailings. There was wide variance among participants in responding to I have little time for myself or any leisure activities. <br /> <br /> <br /> Objective 3. Examine and evaluate the messages and information that reach the three target populations through media and information outlets identified by focus groups.<br /> <br /> Timeline for 2007<br /> <br /> Complete focus groups: Wisconsin 1-3 groups of professional women; New Mexico Latina professional women, and working class women; Mississippi four African-American focus groups and completion of the honor students project; Minnesota three professional women groups with transcription, analysis, and project of doctoral student; Wyoming two focus groups. All states: learn to use MAXQDA software.<br /> <br /> In progress<br /> <br /> Researchers will continue to focus on the following issues: <br /> Living in diverse family forms<br /> Struggling to find time for care giving<br /> Facing new work, family, personal, and cultural pressures<br /> Lacking role models for creating new pathways<br /> Juggling, balancing, and negotiating work, family, personal, and cultural issues<br /> <br /> Objective 4. 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Publications

Refereed Journal Articles: None this year

Impact Statements

1. Impacts 1. Data from this project will be utilized by graduate students to develop masters thesis and doctoral exam projects. 2. 2. Data will be shared with selected legislative groups to make policy recommendations. 3. Plans are underway to share data with youth development programs such as 4-H, to foster quality citizenship development program for American youth. 4. Extension personnel will be given the results of this project for dissemination. 5. In regard to professional dissemination, papers will be published in journals and seminars will be given at professional meetings. 6. Thousands of people will receive information through Extension Publications in the participating states on issues related to balancing work and family. 7. Information based upon the results of this project will be disseminated through television and radio appearances by participants in this project. 8. Information and findings related to this project will be disseminated online.

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W-1167 Technical Committee Meeting Conference Call Minutes
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
9-10:45am MDT

Chair: Bob DelCampo Secretary: Diana DelCampo

Present: Bob DelCampo, Diana DelCampo, Kourtney Vaillancourt, Rob DelCampo (New Mexico), Cynthia Jasper (WI), Dorothy Berglund (MS), Kathy Rettig (MN), Caroline Crocoll (CSREES)

Participants:

Minnesota: Kathryn D. Rettig, University of Minnesota,

krettig@umn.edu

Mississippi: Dorothy Berglund, Mississippi University for Women, dberglund@muw.edu

New Mexico: Robert L. (Bob) Del Campo, New Mexico State University rdelcampo@nmsu.edu

New Mexico: Diana Del Campo, New Mexico State University

ddelcamp@nmsu.edu

New Mexico: Robert G. (Rob) Del Campo, University of New Mexico, delcampo@mgt.unm.edu

Wisconsin: Cynthia R. Jasper, University of Wisconsin,

crjasper@wisc.edu

Administrative Advisor
James Christenson
University of Arizona
301 Forbes
Tucson, AZ 85721
jimc@ag.arizona.edu
520-621-7205

CSREES Liaison
Caroline Crocoll
National Program Leader
Families, 4-H, and Nutrition
USDDA-CREES

1400 Independence Avenue, S. W.

Washington D.C. 20250-2225

202-720-4795

Brief Summary of Minutes

2. Call to order & approval of minutes from the 2007 Technical Committee meeting:
Minutes were approved unanimously.

3. Brief discussion of annual reports from participants:
Wisconsin- Dr. Cynthia Jasper
Three focus groups of professional women have been completed and data have been transcribed. Qualitative data software has not been used yet, but preliminary results show that women are using media more for entertainment and less than expected for understanding and learning about work/family issues.

Minnesota- Dr. Kathryn Rettig
Eight focus groups of professional women have been completed and 6 have been transcribed. Graduate student is using qualitative data software. Kathy prefers hands on qualitative data analysis with investigator doing the interpretation. One grad student is using the data for a paper. Preliminary results indicate that media is used for recreation, not for acquiring information on work/ family issues. Magazines are read for pleasure. TV in homes is usually turned off.

Mississippi-Dr. Dorothy Berglund
Four focus groups were conducted: one was with professional women; two were with semi-professionals, and one with working class women. A graduate student working on the project is getting another professional group together. Preliminary results show that professional women have every minute of the day scheduled. Semi-professionals seem to find time for themselves by finding a place to hide. Participants report using the internet to find information regarding childrens illnesses but primarily rely on the church, female relatives, and lots of trial and error to understand work/family issues. Media is used mostly for entertainment not acquiring information.

New Mexico: Drs. Robert, Diana & Rob DelCampo
Four focus groups have been conducted: one with professional women and three with working class Latina groups. Data analysis will be done summer 2008. Preliminary results show that a common theme for working class women is that they have no time for self, only for family and work. They also appear to have less egalitarian partner relationships than the professional group of women. Next year focus groups for 1 working class and 3 professionals will be conducted in order to equal a total of 8 focus groups. Findings show that media is not used by the women very much. Also, it was discovered that the number of 5-6 women in a group allows more participation; 8 was too many participants for one group.

Dr. Kourtney Vaillancourt has used software to analyze qualitative data, Atlas TI. She is willing to provide an in-service training on it, perhaps on CENTRA or another delivery system to those members interested. It is possible to review the training manual first. It can be scanned into PDF and sent before the training. It allows for independently coded data which will make the results stronger. One can learn how to use the software in about 1-2 hours.

4. USDA/CSREES Representatives comments - Dr. Caroline Crocoll
Farm Bill was passed. CSREES will change to become NIFA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, as of fiscal year 2009. This is an elevation in status to recognize the research and education functions that the agency performs. Dr. Crocoll also discussed dissemination opportunities she can assist with (see # 7 below).

5. Concerns of group members:
Kathy had questions about providing justification for studying professional women in her project in Minnesota. A students paper was reviewed by a university committee and the student was asked to provide more justification for studying professional women. She suggested we may want to collect more information on this issue to add to all our studies justification and rationale.
Bob reminded members that we are not studying farm & ranch women now since those members who were studying them have dropped out and are no longer members of the technical committee.

6. Addressing Objective 3: Examine and evaluate the messages and information that reach the target populations through media and information outlets identified by the focus groups.

Issue: Since preliminary results of focus groups show that women are not using media to understand work/family issues, it is not necessary to examine or evaluate the messages that reach the target populations.

Discussion: Bob stated WI and MN were doing this already; NM & MS will be doing it shortly- were all on target for obj. 3 for year 4. Kathy stated that since were not doing content analysis in a more scientific way, she doesnt feel she is meeting this objective. There was some disagreement over what a content analysis would be and if we can or need to do it. Cynthia and Dorothy dont think we need to do it. Kathy suggested we might want to rewrite the objective.
Caroline (advisor to the group) suggested that written reports need to respond to the objective by stating current findings and how that information is guiding the direction of the project. Caroline agreed that objective 3 was probably not applicable now since the research findings are showing that women are not using media for information, only entertainment, but the group still needs to address the objective. Consider that a content analysis may be done in the future or it may be a completely new future project. The group needs to acknowledge that this opportunity is available.

Resolution: The group decided that it was not necessary to complete this objective, but to reply to it in written reports. Since members are not finding that media is used by the target population, there is no reason to pursue the objective. Comments on this decision will be requested from Jim Christenson.

7. Ideas and plans for dissemination of results:
Issue: How will the groups results be disseminated in the future?

Discussion: Bob suggested providing a symposium at the Nov. 2009 NCFR. Cynthia added that one paper could be presented from group but not everyone has to be there. Kathy did one symposium at NCFR previously, so thinks its a good idea. Maybe a symposium at a different professional organization could be presented. Cynthia suggested presenting at the conference, American Counsel on Consumer Interest (ACCI).

Caroline wants to bring visibility to projects and has lots of ways to do this. She has written to university administrators regarding projects. Members can apply for research awards; attend and present at varied Washington D.C. events. She can facilitate connecting to other funding sources and providing other dissemination avenues. For example, Annies project is for women who are inheriting or have access to working lands; the projects goal is empowering farm women.

Planning an event in D.C to disseminate results requires further discussion to work out goals and details. It depends on what you want to do and the size of the event. For example, the Ag Outlook Forum could be a venue. The Social Science Academy at USDA may be another opportunity; we could show how human development fits into agriculture. We could do presentations through distance technology. Posters in Carolines USDA building lobby provide an opportunity to showcase our work. The poster needs to be quality; get specifics on size and content from Caroline and mail to her. We may want to do tri-fold brochure also.
Some members felt we could do presentations in the future when more results are available. Most members want to do written publications, then presentations; thats where they want to put their time first. They want to concentrate on the written products and keep oral presentations to a minimum.

Resolution: Give one presentation, but focus mostly on written pubs. Perhaps do a poster for USDA when we get all the information and a commitment of resources from group members to produce a poster.

8. Election of Officers for the 2009 Technical Committee Meeting
Chair:
2008-2009 Cynthia Jasper
2009-2010 Kathy Rettig

Secretary:
2008-2009 Dorothy Berglund
2009-2010 TBA

Accomplishments

<br /> <br /> 1. Data from this project will be utilized by graduate students to develop masters thesis and doctoral exam projects.<br /> <br /> 2. Data will be shared with selected legislative groups to make policy recommendations.<br /> <br /> 3. Data will be shared with youth development programs such as 4-H, to foster quality citizenship development program for American youth.<br /> <br /> 4. Extension personnel will be given the results of this project for dissemination.<br /> <br /> 5. In regard to professional dissemination, papers will be published in journals and seminars will be given at professional meetings.<br /> <br /> 6. Thousands of people will receive information through Extension Publications in the participating states on issues related to balancing work and family.<br /> <br /> 7. Information based upon the results of this project will be disseminated through television and radio appearances by participants in this project. <br /> <br /> 8. Information and findings related to this project will be disseminated online.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

Publications

<br /> <br /> D. Del Campo, R. Del Campo. Understanding Work, Family and Personal Issues for Latina Women. Proceedings of the International Association of Business & Economics, Las Vegas, NV, October, 2007 (refereed).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> D. Del Campo, R. Del Campo. Latinas: Understanding Work, Family & Personal issues. Pittsburgh, PA, Annual Meeting of the National Council on Family Relations. (poster presentation) November 6-10, 2007. (refereed)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

Impact Statements

1. When the information gleaned from this project reaches the target groups, more relevant and helpful information/interventions in aiding these groups to achieve work, family, and personal balance can be achieved. These women have a high intensity of commitment to their jobs and careers and are playing increasingly vital economic roles in their communities. All three target groups are under-served populations.
2. Recruited and facilitated over 20 focus groups with Professionals and Latinas to date; Presented at several professional conferences; Identified publishing opportunities; prepared one manuscript using data from the first six groups. (manuscript has been internally reviewed and is currently under revision)

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Robert DelCampo, Diana DelCampo, Kourtney Vaillancourt, Rob DelCampo (NM), Cynthia Jasper (WI), Dorothy Berglund (MS), Kathryn Reittig, (MN), Caroline Crocoll (CSREES), Jim Christenson (Administrative Advisor)

Brief Summary of Minutes

Minutes were approved unanimously from the 2008 Technical Committee meeting.

Election of Officers for the 2010 Technical Committee Meeting
Chair:
2009-2010 Robert DelCampo

Secretary:
2009-2010 Dorothy Bergland

Selection of Dates and Format for the 2010 Technical Committee Meeting (needs to happen before June 30th each year)

Date- March 23rd-25th in Washington DC.
Robert will work with Caroline to coordinate and set up the meeting. The working plan is for committee members to fly into DC on Wednesday, hold the Technical Committee Meeting Thursday morning, break for lunch, hold an hour long presentation (a tweaked version of the one presented at NASHIMBA) for congressional aides and other pertinent entities. Friday morning will cover any unaddressed points and subcommittee meetings if needed.

Accomplishments

Brief discussion of annual reports from participants:<br /> New Mexico- Drs. Robert, Diana and Rob DelCampo, Dr. Kourtney Vaillancourt<br /> Three focus groups were conducted in the past year. The most important aspect is output: one academic article in press, two talks and two papers presented. Another presentation is scheduled for NCFR in November in collaboration with Dr. Dorothy Berglund and focused on combining research on African American women and Hispanic women.<br /> <br /> Minnesota- Dr. Kathryn Reittig<br /> Due to colleges merging, new policies and severe budget cuts there has not been much progress. However, there is a new graduate student working on the study and more progress is expected in the next year. So far, 8 focus groups have been completed and six transcribed. Of the 40 or so professional women, they report that they are managing the heavy load and enjoying the extra challenges. So far, they have used the data for the graduate students dissertations. One dissertation is completed and another being formulated. These should be completed by next years meeting.<br /> <br /> Wisconsin- Dr. Cynthia Jasper<br /> Three focus groups have been completed and transcribed, but have not yet been formally evaluated. As such, no reports written about these data at this point in time, but will get a report to Jim Christenson in 60 days.<br /> <br /> Mississippi- Dr. Dorothy Berglund<br /> Paralleling New Mexico research prototypes with African American professional and working class women. Six focus groups completed, four consisting of professional women and two consisting of working class women. She and Robert DelCampo will present a poster at NCFR. <br /> <br /> USDA/CSREES Representatives comments- Dr. Caroline Crocoll<br /> CSREES is becoming the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and such, the agency is in a state of transition. Same funding streams and revenue sources. NIFA hopes to raise the level and visibility of science and social science in Washington. Dr. Crocoll recommended the committee meet face to face at some point in the near future. <br /> <br /> Disseminating information and meeting project objectives:<br /> Robert suggested meeting in Washington DC in order to promote our project; Caroline and Jim both in favor of this idea. However, everyone acknowledged that tightening budgets and university funding cuts will be a hindrance. Jim recommended meeting with National Research Institute (NRI) people because there is more interest in science under the current administration. Jim also feels that our project could generate interest since it is a qualitative study in the social sciences. Since not many institutions are undertaking qualitative studies, he feels this will interest the people at NRI and may present a good opportunity for more funding. All agreed on this idea. <br /> <br /> Robert and Rob suggested taking the information to some business symposiums. Rob feels this would be a good opportunity to disseminate the committees findings to a broader audience. Robert likes the idea of bringing the research to those who can implement new policies: the managers. Rob and Diana presented the NM information to a business symposium last year. This year Rob suggests focusing on the multistate initiative and comparing the Hispanic and African American populations. Robert then made a formal motion to present a nontechnical talk at this years NASHIMBA in Minneapolis at the beginning of October. All members voted yes and agreed to contribute. Robert will write the initial powerpoint and Kathy, Cynthia and Dorothy can add slides on their individual findings. <br /> <br /> Caroline added that NIFA is really interested in academically reviewed publications presenting the committees research. While talks and posters are good, academically reviewed publications are the preferred method of dissemination.<br />

Publications

Impact Statements

1. Project outputs provide practical information about the challenges of balancing work, family, and personal time for women in the three target groups to service providers such as counselors, therapists, educators, and extension personnel who work with these populations. Armed with this information, they, in turn, can develop more effective intervention strategies.
2. Project outputs provide practical information to corporate decision makers (i.e., in Human Relations departments) who develop and implement workplace policies that impact families.
3. Improved understanding of work-family variables helps researchers better conceptualize measures that may be used in examining the experiences of women in the target groups.

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Report Information

Participants

Minnesota
1. Rettig, Kathryn (krettig@umn.edu) University of Minnesota Twin Cities
2. Andrews, Peggy (Peggy_Andrews@comcast.net) University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Mississippi
1. Berglund, Dorothy M. (dberglund@edhs.muw.edu ) Mississippi University for Women

New Mexico
1. Del Campo, Robert L. (redelcamp@nmsu.edu) New Mexico State University
2. Del Campo, Diana (ddelcamp@nmsu.edu) New Mexico State University
3. Del Campo, Robert G. (delcampo@mgt.unm.edu) University of New Mexico

Wisconsin
1. Jasper, Cynthia (cjasper@wisc.edu) University of Wisconsin

Brief Summary of Minutes

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Accomplishments

Accomplishments<br /> <br /> OBJECTIVES:<br /> <br /> 1. Determine the major challenges facing the three target populations with respect to work, family, and personal fulfillment.<br /> 2. Identify media and information sources used by the three target populations, and their perspectives on these media, to resolve and/or confront these challenges.<br /> 3. Examine and evaluate the messages and information that reach the three target populations through media and information outlets identified by focus groups.<br /> 4. Develop recommendations for adapting such messages and information to better address the needs of the three target populations.<br /> <br /> <br /> OBJECTIVE 1<br /> Minnesota<br /> The transcribed data include group conversations of 40 professional women in six focus groups. Two additional focus groups have not yet been transcribed. Preliminary information from the transcripts indicates that most women are effectively managing their multiple role demands and enjoying the challenges as they do so. Information from the field notes includes some of the challenges women reported when they declined the opportunity to attend the focus group discussion. Work scheduled conflicts were expressed by seven of 12 women; child issues were identified by four, and work, family, and personal issues together were identified by seven. One woman said: How fitting (or would it be ironic?) that because of my work and family issues, I cannot attend the focus group on working mothers!<br /> The 40 women in this sample ranged in age from 26-54 years with a mean age of 41.2 years and 2.4 children. Thirty seven of the women were married at the time of the focus group conversation, two were divorced. and one was separated. The participants included 19 business professionals including managers, consultants, and trainers. Two owned businesses, six were executive/administrative professionals in non-profit organizations, governments, or universities; two were postsecondary teaching/research professionals; two were legal professionals; one was a physician; and one was a graphic designer. <br /> The following questions asked: What does changing landscape for American Women mean to you? What are the challenges and rewards of having both family and employment in your life? What is important in enabling you to meet family and professional goals? Where do you go to find information on work-family-personal issues? If a miracle occurred, and your whole life was improved overnight, what would be different? The time length for the group discussions ranged from 60-70 minutes.<br /> Mississippi<br /> Two groups consisting of four African American women per group were interviewed. The women in these groups represented what we called semi-professionals (those who had associates degrees or LPNs, for example, who were looking to upgrade with a bachelors degree or an RN, respectively). The women were interviewed during the Spring 2009 semester. Finding another group of professional women has been elusive, as professional women in the community at large (as opposed to the professional women who were interviewed last year and who represented university professionals) are busier than their university counterparts. <br /> The semi-professional women also have mates who share in the housework. Most work full time while attending school part time. Despite their busy schedules, they manage to find time for themselves (e.g., one bought a Wii for herself; another reads novels in the tub when her husband and kids are asleep). In fact, taking baths and hiding in their rooms seemed to be their preferred alone time! They use schedules primarily to keep track of their schoolwork and of their childrens activities. Many of these women work with the schools (i.e., school nurse) or at Head Start Programs or daycares, which seem to afford them somewhat flexible schedules in terms of dealing with childrens activities, etc. Those who do not have flexible workplaces have partners or older (driving) children who can help with (younger) childrens <br /> activities. <br /> Further analysis of data from last year and the current year indicated that the semi -professional women and professional women also carve out time with their partners by<br /> making, for example, date book coupons, in which the partner can give his partner the<br /> coupon in exchange for a date over the weekend. To ensure that children do not interfere<br /> with couple time, the children are often sent to relatives homes for the weekend.<br /> <br /> <br /> New Mexico<br /> Preliminary data from the focus groups seem to suggest that working class Latinas tend to place personal fulfillment last among work, family and personal fulfillment. Family appears to come first followed by achieving a satisfactory job performance. This major challenge seems to be the lack of time available to complete tasks due to role overload.<br /> Data from the four focus groups that were facilitated this year corroborate the notion that working class Latinas place personal fulfillment last among work, family and personal fulfillment. Tending to family appears to come first followed by achieving a satisfactory job performance. The major challenge seems to be the lack of time available to complete tasks due to role overload. This is in stark contrast to Latinas professionals. For this group, personal fulfillment and the expectation that ones husband will be more egalitarian in role sharing is more pronounced.<br /> Working class Latinas seem to place personal fulfillment last among work, family and personal fulfillment. Tending to family appears to come first followed by achieving a satisfactory job performance. The major challenge seems to be the lack of time available to complete tasks due to role overload. This is in stark contrast to professional Latinas. For this group, personal fulfillment and the expectation that ones husband will be more egalitarian in role sharing is more pronounced. Professionals appear to be more acculturated to middle class values.<br /> Wisconsin<br /> Focus group interviews were completed for professional women regarding their use of media and information sources. The focus group examined how women manage the parts of their lives (i.e. paid work, family work, romantic, parenthood, and friendships). The focus groups also looked at where women get information on issues related to personal well-being or fulfillment, or for balancing the different parts of their lives (i.e. role models, other people, and different forms of media). <br /> <br /> <br /> OBJECTIVE 2<br /> Minnesota<br /> Professional women with children in six focus groups used print media for recreational and relaxation reasons (40 different magazines), but seldom for work and family issues. They appreciated the internet for finding answers to specific medical or other kinds of questions. They found co-workers more helpful than extended family members for every-day kinds of issues. Examples of mentioned magazines that were most often listed were News Week and, Time. The women also mentioned Harvard Business Review, Science, CEO Magazine, New Yorker, Economist, National Geographic, New York Times, Journal of Accounting and Laboratory Medicine. Four women did not list any magazines. Eight of the women said they did not read any magazines and did not watch television.<br /> Mississippi<br /> The professional and semi-professional women interviewed during the present year, along with those interviewed previously, use social networking sites (e.g., Facebook),<br /> e-mail, Twitter, CNN and other news sites, iVillage.com, and WebMD to deal with issues<br /> relating to balancing work, family, and personal issues. As an example, one participant is<br /> the parent of an adult child with autism. She has found a community of parents with<br /> autistic children on Facebook, and she regularly communicates with the other parents<br /> there. If a magazine headline caught their eye, they would purchase and read the magazine for tips on balancing work and family. These women reported buying magazines because of interest in one or more articles, rather than because the magazines were geared toward African American women per se. Some magazines mentioned were Glamour, Shape, & Working Mother.<br /> Working-class women in the present study reported using media for entertainment<br /> purposes only, and mostly watched popular prime-time shows (e.g., CSI, Law and Order,<br /> Greys Anatomy, Dancing with the Stars, American Idol, etc.). These women preferred to <br /> rely on trial-and-error learning instead of outside sources to help with role overload <br /> issues. In the words of one participant, Just trial and error, because you know when you <br /> feel like youre grown and & an adult woman takes on the responsibility&.<br /> New Mexico<br /> Preliminary data from the focus groups seem to suggest that working class Latinas do not use print media on a regular basis. Also, television and the internet seem to be intermittent sources used to obtain information on meeting challenges of work, family and personal issues.<br /> Our data from the focus groups continue to suggest that working class Latinas do not use print media on a regular basis. Also, television and the internet seem to be intermittent sources used to obtain information on meeting challenges of work, family and personal issues. This is primarily due to the perceived lack of time to utilize these outlets.<br /> Our data from the focus groups continue to suggest that working class Latinas do not use print media on a regular basis. Also, television and the internet seem to be intermittent sources used to obtain information on meeting challenges of work, family and personal issues. This is primarily due to the perceived lack of time to utilize these outlets.<br /> Wisconsin<br /> Our data from the focus groups continue to suggest that professional women are often frustrated when viewing television as an information source on a regular basis. Frequent advertisements and interruptions within the television shows and news programs were a source of discontent for the professional women. The findings also indicate that professional women are more likely to use the internet or print media to gain information.<br /> <br /> <br /> OBJECTIVE 3<br /> Minnesota<br /> In progress.<br /> Mississippi<br /> In progress; a comment/suggestion I have here relates to the sources identified by the professional and semi-professional women, as well as the professional women interviewed at other sites. A few years ago, the comment by researchers was that these women are not using mediawell, at least the Hispanic and African American women professional women appear to be using media; however, the media these women use is not what was conceptualized in the original proposal for W-1167. The media mentioned in the proposal involved traditional sources such as womens magazines and other print media, whereas our respondents appear to be using social media and other internet sources. Perhaps we could examine these new media sources for messages.<br /> <br /> New Mexico<br /> In progress<br /> Wisconsin<br /> In progress<br /> <br /> <br /> OBJECTIVE 4<br /> Minnesota<br /> In progress <br /> Mississippi<br /> In progress; The finding that professional African American women prefer to use the Internet and social networking sources is consistent with findings of previous research on educational modes for FLE. The investigators found that professional women preferred the self-study method, in which they preferred to read materials on their own, to a traditional face-to-face parenting class, which involved lecture, discussion, and demonstrations (which were preferred by working-class women). Internet searching may be a form of self-study. In terms of the working-class women in my study, they may not be resistant to our help when they indicate a preference for trial-and-error learning; rather, these women may be exercising agencyin other words, not seeking help outside the home, and taking all responsibility in the home, may be a way to regain power. FLE for these women, then, should focus on teaching women how to advocate for themselves and may be more successful if a peer education approach is taken.<br /> New Mexico<br /> In progress  part of publications being written.<br /> Wisconsin<br /> In progress<br />

Publications

Media appearance:<br /> <br /> 3/13/08WCBI, local CBS affiliate, discussing family time for weekly lifestyles<br /> segment.<br /> <br /> Papers Presented at Scholarly Meetings<br /> <br /> D. Del Campo, R. Del Campo. Understanding Work, Family and Personal Issues for Latina Women. Annual Meeting of the International Association of Business & Economics, (research paper) Las Vegas, NV, October, 2007.<br /> <br /> Berglund, D., Del Campo, B., Del Campo, D., & Del Campo, R. The<br /> changing landscape of American women: Work, family, and personal fulfillment.<br /> Poster presented at the NCFR annual conference in San Francisco, CA. November, 2009.<br /> <br /> Del Campo, D. & Del Campo, R. Latinas: Understanding Work, Family & Personal issues. Pittsburgh, PA, Annual Meeting of the National Council on Family Relations. (poster presentation) November 6-10, 2007. <br /> <br /> Cornwell, Z. Latinas: Their Perceptions of the Division of Labor and parenting. New Mexico Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Annual meeting, Las Cruces, NM, April 2010.<br /> <br /> <br /> Publications<br /> <br /> Del Campo, D. & Del Campo, R. (2007). Understanding work, family and personal issues for Latina women. Proceedings of the International Association of Business & Economics, Las Vegas, NV, October, 2007.<br /> Del Campo, D.S., Del Campo, R.G. & Del Campo, R.L. (2008). Work, Family, and Personal Fulfillment Issues of Professional and Working Class Hispanic Women. Proceedings of The National Society of Hispanic MBAs Conference & Career Expo, Inaugural Research Forum, Atlanta, GA. October, 2008. (refereed).<br /> Del Campo, R.G., Del Campo, D.S. & Del Campo, R.L. (2009). Work, Family, and Personal Fulfillment Issues of Professional and Working Class Hispanic Women. The Business Journal of Hispanic Research. <br /> Del Campo, R.G., Del Campo, D.S. & Del Campo, R.L. (2009). Work, Family, and Personal Fulfillment Issues of Professional and Working Class Hispanic Women. The Business Journal of Hispanic Research. Vol. 3 No. 1, p.48-52. Reprinted in Hispanic MBA Magazine. Spring, 2010.<br /> Duran, L., & Del Campo, R.G. (2010). The Influence of Family Obligations on the Job Performance of Professional Hispanic Women. The Business Journal of Hispanic Research. Vol. 4 No. 1. p. 18-21.<br /> Duran, L.R., Del Campo, R.G., Vaillancourt, K.T., Del Campo, R.L. & Del Campo, D.S. (2009). Comparing strategies for work-family balance and personal fulfillment of working-class and professional Latinas. Proceedings of The National Society of Hispanic MBAs Conference & Career Expo, 2nd Annual Research Forum, Minneapolis, MN October, 2009.<br /> Theses/Dissertations<br /> Cornwell, Z. Written proposal, approved. Latinas: Their Perceptions of the Division of Labor and parenting.<br /> <br /> Under Review  note: these have as not yet been submitted for review. They will be during the last year of the project.<br /> <br /> Book Chapter on Latinas balancing work and family. Concept HAS BEEN accepted by the editors: Blancero, D.M. & Del Campo, R.G. (eds.) (2011). Hispanics @ Work: A Collection of Research, Theory and Application. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers. <br /> <br /> Journal article  based upon thesis (Zoë Cornwell)<br /> <br />

Impact Statements

1. 2007-2009 1. Data from this project will be utilized by graduate students to develop masters theses. 2. Data will be shared with selected legislative groups to make policy recommendations. 3. Extension personnel will be given the results of this project for dissemination statewide and through the E Extension Project. 4. In regard to professional dissemination, papers will be published in journals and seminars will be given at professional meetings. 5. Thousands of people will receive information through Extension Publications in the participating states on issues related to balancing work and family. 6. Information based upon the results of this project will be disseminated through television and radio appearances by participants in this project. This information will reach tens of thousands of people. 7. Information and findings related to this project will be disseminated online.
2. 2010 1. Data from the project has been used by students to develop honors projects and senior independent study projects. 2. Data has been shared with policymakers (including those on the W campus) to change work and family policies to improve family life, especially for those who are trying to balance work, family, school, and etc. 3. Dr. Berglund led a well-attended panel discussion about these issues in late March 2009. She discussed findings and led the panel, which consisted of professionals in the family field as well as some of the women themselves. 4. Faculty have worked with their respective universities to disseminate the information gained from this project to the general public. 5. Dissemination to professionals has occurred via publication in refereed journals and conference presentations. 6. Information from this project has been shared via TV appearances. 7. Information from this project has been shared online.

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