Spoken Stories: A Narrative Inquiry on the Public School Teachers' Early Retirement Decision

Abstract

The study conducted assesses the perception of the public school teachers on early retirement decision. This study focused on three aspects of retirement which are the respondents concept of retirable age, their fears upon retirement and the psychological impacts early retirement decision has upon their well-being particularly in family relations, social relations and economic status. A narrative inquiry paradigm is used in this study. The study revealed that employees concept of retirable age is 55 years old. The most feared after retirement is the reduction in the cost of living allowance. The family and the respondents' relationship with them contribute to the success in the retirement adjustment and the ability of the respondents to maintain good relationship with former co-workers creates a satisfactory retirement life.