Retirement Planning of college professors: an integrative review

Abstract

Objective

to analyze the evidence available in the literature related to the retirement planning of college professors.

Method

an integrative review carried out in the LILACS, Web of Science, PSYCNET, PubMed databases, as well as manual search using the keywords “retirement” and “professor”. Thirteen studies were retrieved and analyzed by the evidence hierarchy in the first half of 2019.

Results

the studies address complex issues and are related to personal health, family ties, financial aspects, and organizational and institutional issues. Investing in institutional policies for effective retirement planning stood out, considering labor relations, dissatisfaction, and acknowledgment of the teaching and research work, as well as paying attention to feelings of emotional exhaustion, fatigue, or distress resulting from work.

Conclusion

retirement is a subjective event. The decision to retire is related to the implicit planning to remain active either in the workplace or in the post-retirement period. Therefore, preparing to leave the work environment can promote and favor a flexible and progressive transition with quality and health.

Keywords
Retirement; Faculty; Higher Education Institutions; Occupational Health