US-China Planning Visit: Development of a Study of the Family and Work Interface

阿巴拉契亚州立大学商学院副教授贝蒂·科菲和斯特拉·安德森(PI和Co-Pi)与中国的Co-Pi，南京大学商学院院长赵教授将完善一项研究方案，以考察中国和美国家庭和工作的比较界面。家庭与工作的衔接是影响个人、机构和经济效率的根本问题。在规划访问期间，PIS将(1)共同完善结构和测量模式的有效性，(2)联合培训第二阶段数据收集的测量员，以及(3)最终确定项目第三阶段的抽样框架和管理要求。该项目为两所大学的研究生提供了独特的教育机会，以获得跨文化研究经验。这次计划中的访问将扩大未被充分代表的人的参与，包括参加国家科学基金会项目的美国研究生，预期的研究项目有可能对快速变化的经济和社会环境中国的工作-家庭界面和影响进行基准测试。

AbstractOISE-0554662Coffey, Appalachian State UniversityBetty Coffey and Stella Anderson (PI and Co-PI), Associate Professors in the College of Business at Appalachian State University, together with the Co-PI in China, Professor ZHAO, Shuming Dean, School of Business at Nanjing University, will refine a research protocol to examine the comparative interface of family and work in China and the United States. The interface of family and work is a fundamental issue impacting the effectiveness of individuals, institutions and economies. During the planning visit PIs will (1) jointly refine the validity of constructs and measurement modalities, (2) jointly train surveyors for second phase data collection, and (3) finalize the sampling frame and administrative requirements for the tertiary phase of the project. The project provides unique educational opportunities for graduate students at both institutions to obtain a cross-cultural research experience. The planning visit will broaden participation of underrepresented persons, including U.S. graduate students in NSF programs, and the anticipated research project has the potential to benchmark work-family interface and impacts in China, a fast-changing economic and social environment.