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Work–Family Balance: Challenges and Advances for Families

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The importance of understanding work–family issues for both public and private school personnel cannot be understated, as much of what goes on in and around schooling is mandated. Indeed, teachers and administrators do not have a lot of flexibility when it comes to the school day, and everyone who is involved with the school community as a whole is affected by these government regulations, whether they are at the local, state, or federal level.

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Raskin, P.M. (2013). Work–Family Balance: Challenges and Advances for Families. In: Clauss-Ehlers, C., Serpell, Z., Weist, M. (eds) Handbook of Culturally Responsive School Mental Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4948-5_17

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