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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"transition to retirement"”.
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Life beyond the classroom: The transition to retirement by long-serving educators
… case study research approach, the personal stories of eight K-12 educators who retired within the past six years were gathered and analyzed. The goal of the study was to understand how educators struggle, or do not struggle, with the life changing event of bringing closure to a career after …
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Understanding the communicative processes of baby boomer women adjusting to retirement: Connecting micro and macro discourses
<p>Baby Boomers are changing the face of retirement in the United States. For example, retirement traditionally refers to the time when an individual who has worked full-time for the majority of her life chooses to entirely and permanently exit the workforce, but now includes a range of formations …
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“The Forgotten Helpers? Life After the Emergency Services”
… (QoL). Aims: The principal aim of this study was to assess the overall QoL and wellbeing of retired emergency services (ambulance and fire) personnel. The specific objectives of the study were to: (1) ascertain the possible long-term effects, on overall QoL, of working in the emergency services; …
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Who will I be when I retire? An investigation of anticipation and experience of self-concept change in retirement
… interactions and meaning that are important to the self. As retirement involves loss of these work-based activities and relationships, it brings the potential for negative impacts to how people see themselves; their self- concept, which is important to psychological wellbeing. Older adults …
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The Professional Woman's Decision to Retire: The Process of Transition
The transitional process to retirement by today's professional women is an issue of great significance. Beginning in the 1960s, these women became the first generation en masse to form long-term careers and to join the professional ranks. Retirement is now affecting over seven million women who are …
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Evénements de santé et transition à la retraite des seniors en Belgique. Une approche biographique
… événements vécus dans le parcours de vie et la transition à la retraite des seniors en Belgique. L’une des approches novatrices de ce travail est la conceptualisation d’un événement de santé en vue de sa collecte dans les biographies individuelles. S’appuyant sur le paradigme des parcours de …