Emerging Professionals in the Field of Learning in Retirement: A Multiple Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Levrant, Robert S.; Loures-Elias, Ana Paula S.; Nathanson, Rebecca; Putney, LeAnn G.
Titel	Emerging Professionals in the Field of Learning in Retirement: A Multiple Case Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 16 (2021) 2, S.119-138 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-3308
Schlagwörter	Retirement; Professional Development; Lifelong Learning; Mentors; Family Work Relationship; Females; Case Studies; Networks; Program Development; Management Development; State Universities; Socialization; Professional Personnel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pensionierung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Weibliches Geschlecht; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Programmplanung; Staatliche Universität; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Personalbestand
Abstract	In the present study, we compared the professional culture, mentoring, and work-life expectations of six female emerging professionals in the field of learning in retirement to what they actually have experienced. To date, we have not encountered prior published studies related to emerging professionals in this field and only one study, Peterson (2006), conducted research regarding learning in retirement professionals. In the present exploratory multiple case study, we described and interpreted the professional culture, mentoring functions received, and work-life experiences (e.g., successes and challenges) of emerging professionals in lifelong learning and measured the professional expectations of the participants against their actual described experiences. We identified five themes that describe the situational positioning of emerging professionals in learning in retirement within their institutes, universities, profession, network for professional growth, and overall professional network. The impact of the present study may help to provide targeted professional development, succession planning, and greater opportunities for networking to personnel in this field. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01