Perceptions of pre-retired employees of a public university about retirement

Objective: to unveil the perceptions of pre-retired employees of a public university about retirement. Methods: qualitative research conducted with 16 pre-retired employees of a public university. Data were collected in monthly meetings in three focus groups that discussed aspects related to retirem...

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Main Authors: Desirée Ariane Modos Figueira, Maria do Carmo Lourenço Haddad, Raquel Gvozd
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2016-08-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4951
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description Objective: to unveil the perceptions of pre-retired employees of a public university about retirement. Methods: qualitative research conducted with 16 pre-retired employees of a public university. Data were collected in monthly meetings in three focus groups that discussed aspects related to retirement and were analyzed by content analysis technique.Results: when identifying retirement as a possibility, pre-retired workers rescued the meaning of work, reflected on the life changes that retirement can lead and signaled the need for strategies for experiencing retirement. Conclusion: retirement brings up positive and negative perceptions, concerns and questions that reinforce the need to offer to pre-retired workers the opportunity to reflect on this stage of life and prepare to enjoy the post-career period with quality.
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spelling doaj-art-8a8f2fd2586e46a181fb4e11fafdbc2c2025-08-20T12:54:37ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832016-08-01174Perceptions of pre-retired employees of a public university about retirementDesirée Ariane Modos FigueiraMaria do Carmo Lourenço HaddadRaquel GvozdObjective: to unveil the perceptions of pre-retired employees of a public university about retirement. Methods: qualitative research conducted with 16 pre-retired employees of a public university. Data were collected in monthly meetings in three focus groups that discussed aspects related to retirement and were analyzed by content analysis technique.Results: when identifying retirement as a possibility, pre-retired workers rescued the meaning of work, reflected on the life changes that retirement can lead and signaled the need for strategies for experiencing retirement. Conclusion: retirement brings up positive and negative perceptions, concerns and questions that reinforce the need to offer to pre-retired workers the opportunity to reflect on this stage of life and prepare to enjoy the post-career period with quality.https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4951RetirementWorkDecision MakingPlanning.
spellingShingle Desirée Ariane Modos Figueira
Maria do Carmo Lourenço Haddad
Raquel Gvozd
Perceptions of pre-retired employees of a public university about retirement
Rev Rene
Retirement
Work
Decision Making
Planning.
title Perceptions of pre-retired employees of a public university about retirement
title_full Perceptions of pre-retired employees of a public university about retirement
title_fullStr Perceptions of pre-retired employees of a public university about retirement
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions of pre-retired employees of a public university about retirement
title_short Perceptions of pre-retired employees of a public university about retirement
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topic Retirement
Work
Decision Making
Planning.
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