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Trying to Do Socially Just Educational Research: Doing Things Differently
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Maguire, Meg – Scottish Educational Review, 2020
In this paper I want to think about some of the issues involved in trying to do inclusive and socially just education research. I draw on two education research projects that I am involved with. The first project is a small-scale exploratory study with twelve Education academics who are 'staying on' post retirement. The second is a major…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Social Justice, Inclusion, Ethics
Employment as a Social Determinant of Health: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies Exploring the Relationship between Employment Status and Physical Health
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Hergenrather, Kenneth C.; Zeglin, Robert J.; McGuire-Kuletz, Maureen; Rhodes, Scott D. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2015
Purpose: To explore employment as a social determinant of health through examining the relationship between employment status and physical health. Method: The authors explored the causal relationship between employment status and physical health through conducting a systematic review of 22 longitudinal studies conducted in Finland, France, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Employment Level, Correlation
The Variable Experiences of Becoming Retired and Seeking Retirement Guidance: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis
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Robinson, Oliver C.; Demetre, James D.; Corney, Roslyn H. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2011
Thirty interviews were conducted with individuals across the UK who had retired between two and ten years ago, with the aim of exploring the variability of retirement experiences in terms of (a) retirement antecedents/reasons for retirement, (b) change in wellbeing and satisfaction over time, (c) personal relationships and (d) retirement guidance.…
Descriptors: Retirement, Guidance, Interviews, Foreign Countries
Enlarging the Academic Community: Creating Retirement Communities Linked to Academic Institutions
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Harrison, Andrew; Tsao, Tien-Chien – Planning for Higher Education, 2006
This article explores a major opportunity that universities have to capitalize on their existing property portfolio to both earn additional revenue and enhance the quality of the student and staff experience: the creation of university-linked retirement communities. We examine this opportunity in the context of demographic and educational trends…
Descriptors: Retirement, Educational Trends, Aging (Individuals), Lifelong Learning
Issues for Pre-Retirement Education.
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Lumbard, John – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1985
The author relates issues for preretirement education to a set of relevant activities, each with its own learning component. He discusses life management skills, the transition to retirement, preparation for retirement, and cultivating the desire to learn. Trends in the United Kingdom affecting retirement preparation are listed. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change, Daily Living Skills, Educational Trends
Older Workers: Policies of Other Nations To Increase Labor Force Participation. Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 2003
The General Accounting Office (GAO) studied selected nations' policies to increase the number of older workers participating in the labor force. The main data collection activities were as follows: (1) an analysis of population and labor force data from eight high-income Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development member nations; (2) an…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Case Studies, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis