No matter how great one's campus is, no matter how wonderful the job is, no matter how much one likes going to work, the day will come when one leaves his/her office with its groaning shelves for the last time. Retirement is uncharted territory until one gets there, so illuminating ideas from somebody who has already experienced it might be…

This paper indicates the failure of our society to educate its citizens in the "worthy" use of retirement leisure. It contends that educated retirees should be offered an opportunity to function in creative, dignified and self-directed roles on university campuses. (Author)

Over 30 years, the Community Church College in Florida has offered a formal curriculum for residents of a retirement community. Essential elements are a wide range of offerings, flexibility, lack of emphasis on credentials, no examinations, and a focus on lifelong learning. (SK)

A collection of documents on retirement and suggestions for their use in the French class. The objective is to inform and sensitize the student regarding retirement problems on the individual and social levels. The themes treated are: the retirement rite, retired life, deterioration or renewal. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

Difficulties of retirees in our society and the New School's Institute for Retired Professionals are described. A program enabling educated retirees to join a learning community with peers and take courses with students of all ages are discussed. (SW)

Difficulties of retirees in our society and the New School's Institute for Retired Professionals are described. A program enabling educated retirees to join a learning community with peers and take courses with students of all ages are discussed. (SW)

An alternative to linear lifetime patterns is a more "cyclic life plan" in which time spent on education, retirement, and non-work time would be redistributed to the center of life in the form of extended periods of leisure or education. Demographic trends, developmental stages of adulthood, method of education, social opportunity and changes,…

Based on responses to a questionnaire and interviews with 327 faculty from research universities, liberal arts colleges, a comprehensive university, British universities, and a longitudinal study concerning the transition to retirement, this study examines academic retirement experiences. An introductory chapter gives background information on the…

A study was undertaken of the retirement preparation practices and programs in higher eudcation institutions in the United States. More than 2,200 colleges and universities participated. Only 4 percent (96) had a formal program to help employees prepare for retirement, and these institutions were mostly four-year, public, and large. Two-thirds of…