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1991

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Portland State University

Educational Leadership

School employees -- Oregon -- Beaverton -- Retirement

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Perceptions Of Psycho-Social Factors That Affect Retirement Decision-Making, Darlene Zickefoose Jan 1991

Perceptions Of Psycho-Social Factors That Affect Retirement Decision-Making, Darlene Zickefoose

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The purpose of the study was to examine retirement decision making of certificated employees (N = 284 respondents N = 241) of the Beaverton School District in a near retirement age category. The Beaverton School District is a large suburban school district near Portland, Oregon. It currently serves over 25,000 students and employs approximately 2,600 certificated and classified employees. The study answered the following questions:

  1. Can psycho-social factors be identified that will enable the Beaverton School District to help potential retirees make an informed decision to retire?
  2. What personal factors affect a person's decision to retire?
  3. Does it matter, in …

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