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Factors that influence the decision of Spanish faculty members to retire
Author(s) -
RomeroTena Rosalía,
Perera Víctor H.,
MartínGutiérrez Ángela
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
british educational research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1469-3518
pISSN - 0141-1926
DOI - 10.1002/berj.3566
Subject(s) - psychology , context (archaeology) , feeling , logistic regression , sample (material) , human capital , higher education , job satisfaction , social psychology , logit , medical education , pedagogy , political science , medicine , paleontology , chemistry , chromatography , law , economics , biology , economic growth , statistics , mathematics
Recent reports confirm that the European Higher Education Area is conditioning the satisfaction of Spanish faculty members, resulting in a greater number of early retirements. The present study, framed within the context of the research, development and innovation project ‘Fuga de Talentos: Un estudio sobre los motivos que han condicionado a profesores universitarios con experiencia a abandonar la profesión docente. Diseño de una propuesta (EDU2012‐37068)’, intends to understand the factors that influence their decision to retire early. This study is based on the mixed sequential explanatory strategy, using logistic regression analysis techniques with a sample of 311 faculty members. The results showed differences in the factors that influence the decision‐making of active faculty members who are near (aged 51–60) or approaching (aged 61–65) retirement. Their professional satisfaction, feelings and the reasons for retiring influence their decision about retiring, explaining the culture of early retirement and the loss of human capital in Spanish universities.