Motivations of retired professors to return to work activities at a public university
Motivações de docentes aposentados ao retorno às atividades laborais em uma universidade pública
Rev Rene (Online); 17 (4), 2016
Publication year: 2016
Objective:
to understand the motivations of professors of a public university to return to teaching after retirement.Methods:
qualitative study carried out with 13 professors at a public university who returned to work activities after they retired. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using content analysis.Results:
four categories emerged: the feeling of missing the contact with students, financial increase, peak of career experiencing idleness and disease.Conclusion:
professors return to the same labor activity after retirement because of desire to remain experiencing feelings of well-being that work promotes, as well as to prevent illness resulting from idleness.
compreender as motivações de docentes de uma universidade pública ao retornarem à docência apósa aposentadoria.