After retirement what next? A survey of postretirement resolutions of retiring university teachers in Ghana

Abstract

This research examined the decisions of retiring university teachers to con tinue work after retirement in the same profession or leave for other employ ment or non-paid activities. The study used a questionnaire to collect data from 231 respondents purposively drawn from 20 Ghanaian public univer sities. Analyses of the data revealed that most respondents resolved to leave their current profession when they retired because they preferred to engage in either part-time self-employment or part-time non-paid social activities. The minority stayers were motivated to mentor inexperienced others, keep an active life, and maintain income earnings but mainly on a part-time basis. The research is impactful because workforce aging has become a global higher education issue, particularly for managers who reflect on how to fill vacancies with competent replacements.