Work-to-School Facilitation

Previous research has shown that individuals who participate in incompatible roles are likely to experience conflict (Markel & Frone, 1998). However, it is also shown that experience in one role can benefit or facilitate an individual in another role (Butler, 2007). Work-to-school facilitation is the idea that having a job helps students in school as well as school helping their work. Participants for this study included 91 students at Grand Valley who were employed at least 15 hours a week or more. Participants self-reported on the beneficial effects of work on their school attitude and performance in addition to the benefits of school on their work attitude and performance. Results suggested that work provides students with social or emotional support in addition to instrumental help. These results are consistent with previous theory and research on work-family facilitation and work-school facilitation