Deborah B Smith

Biographic Data

ID3819822
NAMEDeborah B Smith
GIVEN NAMESDeborah B
FAMILY NAMESmith
SIGNATURESMITH D B
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS21
AUTHOR COUNT4
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1998
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
H-INDEX2

  • Process evaluation of a teaching and learning centre at a research university

    Donald B Smith, Deborah B Smith et al.ARTICLEAssessment & Evaluation in Higher…2014

    This paper describes the evaluation of a teaching and learning centre (TLC) five years after its inception at a mid-sized, midwestern state university. The mixed methods process evaluation gathered data from 209 attendees and non-attendees of the TLC from the full-time, benefit-eligible teaching faculty. Focus groups noted feelings of inclusiveness because of the sole concentration on teaching. The survey found that attendees felt more positive a…

  • Volunteer Patterns of Mid- and Later Life American Couples

    Donald B Smith, Deborah B SmithARTICLEThe Journal of Sociology & Social…2010Cited by: 1

    The expectation for older people to volunteer has increased, and married Americans are more likely to volunteer. Drawing on life course and couple decision-making theories, this research examines mid- and later life American couples' volunteer patterns. Ninety-five (95) couples are analyzed to determine characteristics of three groups of couples-both volunteer, neither volunteer, or only one spouse volunteers. Multinomial logistic regression comp…

  • Retirement Satisfaction for Retirees and their Spouses

    Open AccessDonald B Smith, Deborah B Smith et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Issues2004Cited by: 8References: 52

    This study investigates factors related to retirees' and their spouses' individual and joint retirement satisfaction using decision-making theory and a life course perspective. The sample includes 421 retired respondents (ages 50 to 72) and spouses from the Cornell Retirement and Well-Being Study. Although 77% of retirees report retirement satisfaction, only 67% of their spouses are satisfied; even fewer couples (59%) report joint satisfaction. M…

  • Spousal Influence on Retirement

    Donald B Smith, Deborah B Smith et al.ARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family1998Cited by: 12

    Drawing on a life course perspective, we examine husbands' and wives' perceptions of spousal influence on the decision to retire. Data from 228 couples in the Cornell Retirement and Well-Being Study reveal that retirees and their spouses agree that spouses do influence the retirement decision, but spouses view their role as more minor than the retirees, themselves, see it. For retired husbands and their wives, discussing retirement is most closel…