University Teachers’ Decisions on Post retirement Employment: Do Demographic Variables Count?
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2021
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SAGE
Abstract
This research aimed to determine whether demographic characteristics of retiring university teachers were significantly
associated with their post-retirement employment decisions, using three psychosocial theories–role theory, continuity theory
and life course theory. The research used the cross-sectional survey design and relied on the simple random sampling technique
to sample 235 participants who were left with 5 years or less to reach Ghana’s compulsory retirement age of 60 years. The
participants were selected across 20 public universities in Ghana to complete a questionnaire. Based on a binary logistic
regression analysis, the research found that, apart from the rank and health status of the participants, other variables such as
gender, kind of university, family size, marital status and levels of involvement in university activities significantly determined the
participants’ decisions regarding a working life after retirement. Against this backdrop, the research concluded that within the
academic milieu, certain demographic factors were key determinants of post-retirement employment decisions.
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dependency, gender, Ghana, marital status, post-retirement decisions, university teachers