This paper addresses the question of benefits of education from a life course perspective. Using data from a study of 1600 students (response rate 48%) on an open access program at a London University college, it explores educational activity within the framework of a transitions model. In addition to the quantitative evidence, the article uses…

Discussions with 11 retired nurses and 8 in the preretirement phase revealed concerns about adequate finances and timing of retirement, anticipation of increased discretionary time, sadness over loss of collegial relationships, and a variety of strategies for coping with the transition. (SK)

This document is one of three monographs resulting from a three-year study of adult counseling programs and practices in the United States. The first section of this monograph describes issues and potential problems associated with four frequently-experienced adult life transitions, i.e., divorce, midlife career change, preretirement planning, and…