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Direct linkEuster, Gerald L. – Educational Gerontology, 2004
This article examines (1) the elimination of mandatory retirement in American higher education, (2) research related to retirement decisions of university faculty, and (3) the author's thoughts and feelings before and following retirement from academia. An interior monologue, stream-of-consciousness method is used to reflect the author's movement…
Descriptors: Recall (Psychology), Literary Devices, Retirement, College Faculty
Peer reviewedKolland, Franz – Educational Gerontology, 1993
Research shows the elderly retain competence and have potential for development. However, review of low educational participation of Austrian older adults suggests constraints: influence of the social group, instructors' attitudes, and rigid separation of education, work, and retirement that limits postretirement participation. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Competence, Foreign Countries
