| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 國教所初等教育學系學校行政碩士班 === 90 === The main purposes of this study were:
1. To identify factors in retirement decision of voluntarily retired elementary
school teachers（VRESTs）.
2. To understand VRESTs’ view ofthe retirement system .
3. To investigate VRESTs’ life planning afer retirement and levels of
satisfaction w ith retired life.
4. To provide som e suggesttions for the adm inistrative authorities and
teachers.
This study had m ethodologically adopted questionnaire survey and
sem i-structured interview. A self-designed questionnaire, “The Inventory of the
Problems of Voluntarily Retired Elementary School Teachers”, was used as
instrument. The subjects were 485 voluntarily retired elementary school
teachers, retired in less than 2 years from Feb 1999 to Aug 2001, from Tainan
county and. Tainan city 366 questionnaires were returned and found useful.
The data were analyzed by using statistics of frequency distribution and
Chi-square Test
The main conclusions of this study were as follow s:
1. The main factors affecting early retirement decisions w re personal reasons
and pressure resulting from work.
2. The main financial resource was pension
3. The financial status after retirement was mostly fair
4. O nly a portion of VRESTs were paid employment.
5. About one-fourth of VRESTs engaged themselves in volunteer works which were related to their own professional specialty.
6. M ajor recreational activities of VRESTs included sports, reading,
watching TV, and traveling.
7. The most important thing for VRESTs was staying healthy and
independently mobile.
8. M ost VRESTs found retired life to be satisfactory
9. Receiving half of the total amount of pension on retirement and the other
half in monthly payment, and receiving monthly retirement pay were two
ways of receiving pension payments .Both options were utilized and
approved by the VREST population
10. The most appropriate age for retirement was from 56 to 60
11. The retirement system was a form o f social insurance assuring life
quality after retirement
12. M ost VRESTS found the retirement system satisfactory
13. The exam ination and verification of retirement applications should
consider applicants'' health conditions and w illingness to teach, and the
number of year of service
14. If given a chance to choose occupation again, the m ajority of VRESTs
would choose teaching as their profession.
Based on the above conclusions, suggestions were offered to the
administrative institutions, educational adm inistrative institutions and teachers.
1.to the adm inistrative institutions
a. The age of compulsory retirement should be revised to be 60
b. VRESTs'' choice of how pension is received should be considered.
c. Both VRESTs'' physical conditions and their w illingness to teach should
be seriously considered in the process of exam ination and verificatio n of
applications.
2.to the educational adm inistrative institutions
a. Educational reform should be carried out in a progressive and step by
step fashion, being m indful of teachers’ loading capacity. So that
educational reform could be consolidated through the hands of
elementary school teachers, and promoting educational reform
effectively.
3.to the teachers
a. Enhance know ledge in the area of inform ation technology, and upgrade
one''s professional know ledge so as to reduce pressure from work.
b. Pursue further education, adjust one''s ow n state of m ind, and face
educational reform w ith a practical and positive m ind set.
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