Interview with Ernest J. "Ernie" Yanarella, April 29, 1992

Partial Transcript: Okay, this is the--this is April the 29th, interviewing Dr. Yanarella.

Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Ernest Yanarella talks about how he tries to resolve conflicts in his workplace. He talks about how the transition to email communication has impacted departmental conflicts between faculty.

Keywords: Communication; Departmental conflict; E-mails; Introduction; Political science departments

Subjects: College teachers--Political activity; Education--Political aspects; Educators; Lexington (Ky.); Universities and colleges--Faculty.; University of Kentucky; University of Kentucky. Department of Political Science

Partial Transcript: There are a few questions about, how does work affect your family? How does family affect your work?

Segment Synopsis: Dr. Yanarella speaks about the importance of balancing the time for work and time for family. He speaks about his past and how it has taught him this idea, and how it influences his choices.

Keywords: Allocating time; Balance; Community service; Family time; Reading; Work-life balance

Subjects: College teachers--Workload; College teachers.; College teaching.; Community service; Education, Higher--Kentucky; Educators; Leisure time; Universities and colleges--Faculty.; University of Kentucky; University work

Partial Transcript: But there were a couple questions that we didn’t touch. What, what makes you work?

Segment Synopsis: Dr. Yanarella talks about what motivates him to do his work, and why he keeps doing political writing. He explains what it means to truly succeed as a political writer. He shares his greatest achievements from both writing and teaching.

Keywords: Achievements; Drive to understand; Life goals; Persuasive rhetoric; Political writing; Qualitative interaction; Wendell Berry: Standing by Words

Subjects: College teachers--Job satisfaction; College teachers--Workload; College teachers.; College teaching.; Education, Higher--Kentucky; Educators; Universities and colleges--Faculty.; University of Kentucky

Partial Transcript: Anyone who truly loves the written word, uh, and has had the experience of reading someone who writes extraordinarily well, eloquently, uh, wants to emulate that...

Segment Synopsis: Yanarella talks about wanting to understand better, and thus he uses words and literature to do so. He wants to impact lives using words, and he finds beauty in the written word.

Keywords: Books; Jobs; Journalism; Marriage; Physical; Working class; Writing

Subjects: Authors and publishers.; Authors.; College teachers.; College teaching.; Education, Higher--Kentucky; Educators; Universities and colleges--Faculty.; University of Kentucky; Writing

Partial Transcript: Political theorists, oh Western political theorists, have stood by their word and they’ve had more of an impact than many contemporary people would acknowledge.

Segment Synopsis: Yanarella talks about his experience of writing and publishing a book. He compares it to having a child, to care for it and have it develop in a way that surpasses his own imagination. He describes the feeling to be unimaginable when his book becomes tangible.

Keywords: Journalism; Literature; Political; Political science; Publication board; Students; Time

Subjects: Authors and publishers.; Authors.; College teachers.; College teaching.; Education, Higher--Kentucky; Educators; Universities and colleges--Faculty.; University of Kentucky; Writing

Partial Transcript: In a--in another domain, uh, teaching a student--I can remember one student from Eastern Kentucky who was in my, um, freshman/sophomore level ideologies course...

Segment Synopsis: Yanarella tells a story about someone who he has impacted with his writing and how impactful a simple book can be.

Keywords: Education; People; Publication; Smart; Students

Subjects: Authors and publishers.; Authors.; College teachers.; College teaching.; Education, Higher--Kentucky; Educators; Universities and colleges--Faculty.; University of Kentucky; University of Kentucky--Academics; Writing

Partial Transcript: The next section has to do with expectations.

Segment Synopsis: Yanarella talks about how his job fits the ideals that he has in mind. Yanarella also talks about how his job did not meet his standards in terms of the scholarly aspects.

Keywords: Community; Education; Interviews; Jobs; Scholars; Working class

Subjects: College teachers.; College teaching.; Education, Higher--Kentucky; Educators; Universities and colleges--Faculty.; University of Kentucky

Partial Transcript: Um, if you could choose again, would you make any changes in your work or your employer?

Segment Synopsis: Yanarella explains how after looking back and thinking about if he could make any changes, he realizes he is satisfied when it comes to his work and that he would not want to make any changes when it comes to his career path.

Keywords: Authority; British Columbia University; Careers; Minnesota University; Satisfaction; Work

Subjects: College teachers.; College teaching.; Education, Higher--Kentucky; Educators; Universities and colleges--Faculty.; University of Kentucky

Partial Transcript: Okay. How would you describe your work on a distribution of effort form?

Segment Synopsis: Yanarella breaks down the distribution of effort that goes into his career and describes how it is all balanced together. He shares that around 40-45 percent goes into teaching, around 35 percent goes into research, and that around 20 percent goes into service.

Keywords: Careers; Distribution; Education; Effort; Jobs; Work

Subjects: College teachers--Workload; College teachers.; College teaching.; Education, Higher--Kentucky; Educators; Universities and colleges--Faculty.; University of Kentucky

Partial Transcript: Okay, the next--the last question of this distribution of effort section asks how you spend your summer.

Segment Synopsis: Yanarella shares how he spends his summers. He teaches throughout the summer as well as organizes larger projects. He also takes time to focus on his family and home life.

Keywords: Academics; Effort; Family; Job; Summers; Teaching

Subjects: College teachers--Workload; College teachers.; College teaching.; Education, Higher--Kentucky; Educators; Universities and colleges--Faculty.; University of Kentucky