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Putting off Tomorrow to Do What You Want Today: Planning for Retirement
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Adams, Gary A.; Rau, Barbara L. – American Psychologist, 2011
In this article we note that in the coming years, a larger number of people will be experiencing retirement for a longer period of time than ever before and that despite this fact, many will find themselves unprepared for this stage of their lives. We review the literature on retirement preparation, structuring our review around the key questions…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Retirement, Preretirement Education, Older Workers
Understanding Economic Justice Attitudes in Two Countries: Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
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Junisbai, Azamat K. – Social Forces, 2010
Analyzing data from the 2007 Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Inequality Survey, I identify and compare the determinants of economic justice attitudes in two formerly similar majority-Muslim nations that are now distinguished almost exclusively by their dissimilar economic circumstances following the collapse of the Soviet Union. In Kazakhstan, where the…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Economic Factors, Social Justice
Cadres Decide Everything: The Pay and Pension Security of Workers in Science
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Rimashevskaia, N. M.; Zubova, L. T.; Antropova, O. A. – Russian Education and Society, 2011
Russian science is experiencing processes of personnel aging and stagnation, which are disrupting the continuity of the generations and are limiting prospective workers' opportunities for professional and career growth. The decline in the prestige of science work, the exodus of specialists into other, more attractive segments of economic activity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Research, Science Careers, Scientists
Who Works beyond the "Standard" Retirement Age and Why? A National Vocational Education and Training Research and Evaluation Program Report
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Ryan, Chris; Sinning, Mathias – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
With life expectancy increasing, and changes to public policy aimed at encouraging older workers to stay in the workforce, the conditions under which people decide to retire have changed in recent years. This report describes the characteristics of those who continue to work beyond the age of 65. The findings show that two groups of workers, in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Employment Patterns, Work Life Expectancy
Not Learning in the Workplace: Austerity and the Shattering of "Illusio" in Public Service
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Colley, Helen – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2012
Purpose: This paper seeks to discuss the impact of UK government austerity policies on learning in public service work, specifically youth support work. It also aims to argue that austerity policies intensify "ethics work", create emotional suffering, and obstruct workplace learning in a variety of ways. Design/methodology/approach: The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Service, Youth Agencies, Youth Programs
"Widening Gaps and the Need for Fresh Thinking"
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Martin, D'Arcy – Convergence, 2004
Since 1997, the key trend in work has been the widening gap between good jobs and bad jobs. CONFINTEA took place in the middle of an international boom in high-tech development, with attendant optimism around creation of a "knowledge economy". While the subsequent crash of this sector is no doubt temporary, it draws attention to the…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Global Approach, Employment Patterns, Education Work Relationship