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Unson, Christine; Richardson, Margaret – Gerontologist, 2013
Purpose: The study examined the barriers faced, the goals selected, and the optimization and compensation strategies of older workers in relation to career change. Method: Thirty open-ended interviews, 12 in the United States and 18 in New Zealand, were conducted, recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed for themes. Results: Barriers to…
Descriptors: Older Workers, Barriers, Career Change, Career Choice
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Houston, Don; Meyer, Luanna H.; Paewai, Shelley – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2006
University academic staff do complex work in an increasingly demanding environment. Traditionally, universities have defined the role of academic staff according to the three domains of teaching, research, and service, with primary emphasis placed upon the teaching and research aspects and secondary emphasis upon service or administration. Recent…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Universities, Faculty Workload, Job Satisfaction
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Court, Marian R. – School Leadership & Management, 1998
Draws on ongoing case studies of women's initiations of elementary collaborative principalships to discuss dilemmas encountered within the contradictory environment of "centralized decentralization" in New Zealand. Accountability issues have emerged as significant in one school, as the women and their board have been radically…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Centralization, Decentralization