Understandings of Retirement Concepts among Pre-Service Teachers

Bibliographic Data

ID13010042
AuthorsThomas A Lucey (0000-0002-2743-6141, Illinois State University, Normal, USA, corresponding author), Edgar Norton (corresponding author), Edgar A Norton (Illinois State University, Normal, USA)
Year2011
Volume10
Issue1
Pages14-26
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCitizenship Social and Economics Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2047-1734 • E-ISSN: 2047-1734
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2304/csee.2011.10.1.14
OpenAlexW2086102430
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited15

The purpose of this study was to interpret the retirement understandings and planning dispositions among the population of preservice teachers at a Midwestern institution of higher learning. Teacher education majors were surveyed about their knowledge of retirement topics and their attitudes towards retirement funding. There were approximately 4400 prospects, of which 303 responded and 211 completed all survey items. Respondents indicated that they had very little knowledge about retirement concepts. They trusted employer-sponsored advice more than information from other sources and feared that limited resources would prevent them from saving for retirement. The authors recommend further research that employs broader samples and focused methods to provide a fuller interpretation of related issues

Actuarial science · Business · Institution · Interpretation (philosophy · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Population · Public relations · Retirement planning · Service (business · Social science · Sociology · Education Systems and Policy · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Medicine · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Marketing

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