Abstract
This phenomenological research explored the nature of seniors’ employment. Findings focused on seniors’ motivations for continuing employment, barriers and coping mechanisms, generational differences, the role of self-directed learning, and the effect of age, status, and experience on security and capital in the workplace.
Keywords
Older workers, Workplace, Motivations, Barriers, Phenomenological
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Mott, V. W.
(2006).
Working Late: Exploring the Workplaces, Motivations, and Barriers of Working Seniors.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2006/papers/44
Working Late: Exploring the Workplaces, Motivations, and Barriers of Working Seniors
This phenomenological research explored the nature of seniors’ employment. Findings focused on seniors’ motivations for continuing employment, barriers and coping mechanisms, generational differences, the role of self-directed learning, and the effect of age, status, and experience on security and capital in the workplace.
