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Gregory Lee Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Presidential tenures at colleges and universities in the United States have declined. Private, four-year institutions have witnessed a significant decrease in average appointments while more presidents, many influenced by personal job dissatisfaction, have chosen to retire or leave the industry rather than assuming a similar role at a more…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Presidents, Religious Colleges, Christianity
Kimiyagahlam, Fatemeh; Safari, Meysam; Mansori, Shaheen – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2019
The main objective of this research is to identify the behavioral factors which have an effect on retirement planning behavior. The study applies the theory of planned behavior and time perspective theory as a basis for the analysis of data by the structural equation modeling technique from a sample of 900 adults in Kelang Valley, Malaysia. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Retirement, Planning, Adults
Petruno-Goguen, Ruthann – ProQuest LLC, 2019
History has created many societal structures, expectations, and barriers that keep women in a particular place where their voices are expected to remain silent and passive (Belenky, Clinchy, Goldberger & Tarule, 1997; Blount, 1998; Gilligan, 1982). According to Gilligan (1982), women have difficulty listening to their inner voices and often…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Superintendents, Administrator Role, Leadership Responsibility
Yamashita, Takashi; Cummins, Phylls A.; Arbogast, Annabelle; Millar, Roberto – Grantee Submission, 2018
A growing segment of the U.S. workforce -- older workers -- face challenges such as a greater chance of being unemployed for a longer period of time than younger workers and skill obsolescence in contemporary societies. In an age of fast-paced economic and technological change, ongoing investment in human capital in the form of skill training…
Descriptors: Older Workers, Job Skills, Employment Patterns, International Assessment
Davidson, Frank D.; Schwanenberger, Michael; Carlson, Howard – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2021
This study involving superintendents from four states sought to identify the nature and quality of help provided by outgoing superintendents to their successors, and to capture data regarding differences in the helpfulness of that support, depending on whether the superintendent moved to a new superintendency, retired from the position, or was…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Leadership Role, Helping Relationship
Lawrence, Timothy W. – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2020
This article provides the perspective of the executive director of a national education association as he retires after 19 years as a national workforce development thought leader. He provides insights including the essential skills required for all learners and the unique opportunities for adult learners to help fill the skills gap as baby…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Job Skills, Adult Students, Retirement
Shyann Beach – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Many collegiate student athletes dream of professional careers in athletics for their entire lives. However, it is estimated that only 2% of college athletes will have the opportunity to continue their sports career after graduating college (NCAA, 2018). An extensive review of existing literature revealed a lack of support for student athletes as…
Descriptors: Student Athletes, College Athletics, Retirement, College Students
Vijayalakshmi, N. – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2020
Loneliness can be deemed as a social deficiency. Loneliness discloses the relationship between the desired and achieved a level of social interaction. Loneliness is not linked with social isolation, solitude, or aloneness. When low levels of social contact are desired, they may be experienced as positive. Loneliness is associated with mental…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Social Isolation, Mental Disorders, Depression (Psychology)
Mendez, Sylvia L.; Tygret, Jennifer A.; Conley, Valerie Martin; Keith, Rebecca; Haynes, Comas; Gerhardt, Rosario – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2019
This holistic single-case study reports on the benefits mentors derived from participating in the Increasing Minority Presence within Academia through Continuous Training (IMPACT) mentoring program. The IMPACT program was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Office for Broadening Participation in Engineering 15-7680 (awards #1542728 and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Retirement, Mentors, Educational Benefits
Reynolds, Michelle C.; Palmer, Susan B.; Barton, Kelli N. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2019
Individuals with severe disabilities and their families can engage in person-centered and family-centered planning for aging using a life course view. Viewing aging within the context of the family and disability is essential because many people with severe disabilities depend on their families for supports in daily living, social relationships,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Severe Disabilities, Planning, Family Relationship
Zajda, Joseph, Ed.; Vissing, Yvonne, Ed.; Majhanovich, Suzanne, Ed. – Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, 2022
This book examines dominant discourses in social justice education globally. It presents cutting-edge research on the major global trends in education, social justice and policy research. Using diverse paradigms, ranging from critical theory to discourse analysis, the book examines major social justice and equity education reforms and policy…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Ideology, Social Justice, Educational Change
Lee, Kathy; Richardson, Virginia E. – Educational Gerontology, 2020
Seasoned geriatric community health workers offered valuable data that will inform educators and community health workers working with older persons. Geriatric community health workers' views about retirement and about facilitators and barriers that keep them engaged with older adults during retirement were identified. Twenty geriatric community…
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Educational Gerontology, Aging (Individuals), Public Health
Benítez, Isabel; Van de Vijver, Fons; Padilla, José Luis – Sociological Methods & Research, 2022
The aim of the study is to illustrate a comprehensive approach to item bias in cross-cultural research by integrating quantitative and qualitative data in a mixed methods design. We studied responses and response processes of Dutch and Spanish participants to quality of life items from five international studies. Item bias was evaluated by…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Quality of Life, Statistical Bias, Foreign Countries
Garcia-Santillan, Arturo; Zamora-Lobato, Teresa; Ramos-Hernandez, Jesica J. – European Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The purpose of this study is to describe the actions taken by college students to face their future retirement. For this, the test designed by the National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Financial Services Users (CONDUSEF) in Mexico was used, which has items related to financial knowledge, specifically topics about savings, emergency…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Money Management, College Students, Retirement
Williams, Jacob A.; James, Russell N. – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2019
Recent research demonstrates that personal mortality salience from annuity contemplation generates an avoidance response, reducing interest in purchasing annuities. However, theoretical models of mortality salience also predict an increased desire for investment in the future circumstances of surviving others ("symbolic immortality"),…
Descriptors: Preferences, Money Management, Income, Decision Making