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The Professional Woman's Decision to Retire: The Process of Transition

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dc.contributor.authorRepass, Mary Evaen
dc.contributor.committeechairBoucouvalas, Marcieen
dc.contributor.committeememberMcCollum, Eric E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMorris, Linda E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLichtman, Marilyn V.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKurstedt, Harold A. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCombs, Letitia A.en
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:10:02Zen
dc.date.adate2002-04-26en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:10:02Zen
dc.date.issued2002-04-10en
dc.date.rdate2005-04-26en
dc.date.sdate2002-04-19en
dc.description.abstractThe transitional process to retirement by today's professional women is an issue of great significance. Beginning in the 1960s, these women became the first generation en masse to form long-term careers and to join the professional ranks. Retirement is now affecting over seven million women who are age 55 or older. A void exists in literature concerning these women's experiences as they approach retirement. Their pre-retirement transitions and decision-making process have not been previously addressed. This study addressed the void and through qualitative research, employed a multiple-case study with a phenomenological frame. Through in-depth interviews, the data collected addressed professional women's pre-retirement decision-making. A five-phase working model was developed that illustrates the transitions to retirement of professional women.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-04192002-114300en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04192002-114300/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/26991en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartRetirementofprofessionalwomen.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectprofessional womenen
dc.subjectPhases of Professional Women's Decisions to Retien
dc.subjecttransitionsen
dc.subjecttransition to retirementen
dc.subjectAgingen
dc.subjectretirementen
dc.subjectretirement sabbaticalen
dc.titleThe Professional Woman's Decision to Retire: The Process of Transitionen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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