In contemporary society, the problem of population aging and, related to it, the problem of human resources aging is raised more and more frequently. As documented by many researchers, it has been found that the aging changes occur at both physiological and psychosocial levels and affect each employee differently. When it comes to the educational…

Purpose: The authors contribute to the literature by contrasting the "cognitive" with a "contextual" view on learning and development to address preconceptions about aging in order to broaden employers' views on learning and performance across the working life and careers of their employees. The authors furthermore identify a…

In this article, we review both theoretical and empirical advancements in retirement adjustment research. After reviewing and integrating current theories about retirement adjustment, we propose a resource-based dynamic perspective to apply to the understanding of retirement adjustment. We then review empirical findings that are associated with…

This article reviews literature on educational gerontology, adult education, and training and identifies factors that may encourage or discourage older workers from participation in training. Previous research has emphasized models based on either motivation or deterrent factors. This article offers a unique exploratory model combining five…

Identity, as a guiding concept for work and retirement decisions, is explored in the current study. Image theory suggests that actions that "fit" with the goals of the trajectory image are fundamental for maintaining a positive and consistent self-identity (Beach, 1998; Beach & Mitchell, 1987). Incompatibility is the mechanism that evaluates…

Current workforce trends show increasing numbers of older workers that will continue to work beyond retirement. To remain competitive, organizations will have to accommodate to emerging needs and provide alternatives to retirement. Scarce literature exists about career transitions beyond retirement. Recent scholarship is reviewed through an…

Reviews demographic and retirement trends and ways in which the concept of retirement is changing. Suggests the need to revamp theories of career stages and indicates other workplace changes needed to accommodate older workers. Contains 35 references. (SK)

Social assistance mechanisms are driving the early retirement trend in Europe. Traditional life stages are disappearing, being replaced by new flexibility in managing the life course. The social security system needs to be reconsidered. (SK)

This literature review presents viewpoints on retirement expressed in four books: "Capitalism and the Construction of Old Age," (Chris Phillipson); "Work and Retirement," (Stanley Parker); "Work or Retirement?" (B. Casey, G. Bruche); "The Ageing Worker," (M. Doering, S.R. Rhodes, M. Schuster). (JB)

As a job changes, person-job fit is likely to change. A number of factors affect older workers' ability and choice to adjust to job changes: individual factors (knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, attractiveness of retirement); and organizational (orientation to workplace changes, the redesigned job, training, support, personnel practices,…

Outlines components of workplace learning environments: individual/collective skill learning, learning to learn, and higher-order organizational learning. Suggests that studies counting only formal training discount older workers' participation in informal and work-based learning. Related learning environment characteristics to assumptions about…

Resulting from one of the International Labour Office's explorations of the training needs of older workers in industrialized countries, this document states the following six conclusions: (1) programs to encourage delayed retirement and increase the productivity of older U.S. workers are more often funded by government than by the private sector;…

Older workers have suffered in public policy priorities because old-age pensions were means of getting the old to retire making room for the young. The history of employment counseling for older persons is reviewed. As the baby boom of the 1950s becomes the senior boom, prospects are better. (Author/BEF)

Describes contextual factors that exert influence on whether, when, and how people retire. Interview data helped identify important contextual factors, including organizational membership, occupational membership, work peers, and the history of opportunities. Depending on the circumstances, these factors can enhance or limit the range of…

Intended to stimulate discussion within the employment and training community, this issues paper tells how to enhance the employment opportunities for older workers, particularly through the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The document consists of an introduction, 23 narrative sections, references, and a 28-item annotated bibliography. Each…