Career aspirations of older workers: An Australian study
Pillay, Hitendra K., Kelly, Kathy, & Tones, Megan J. (2006) Career aspirations of older workers: An Australian study. International Journal of Training and Development, 10(4), pp. 298-305.
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Abstract
Global challenges associated with the ageing workforce include lower levels of education and negative attitudes of older workers towards learning and covert age discrimination in the workplace. This report discusses initial findings from a survey of older workers employed in regional areas in Australia. The older workers surveyed were predominantly blue collar with low levels of formal education. Contrary to the stereotypical views, there were few attitude differences between older (>40 years) and younger workers (≤40 years). However, gender, education level and job type had a greater impact on attitudes in the older workers when compared to their younger colleagues.
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| ID Code: | 8916 |
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| Item Type: | Journal Article |
| Keywords: | Mature workers, Careers, Work climate, Empowerment |
| ISSN: | 1360-3736 |
| Subjects: | Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > EDUCATION (130000) > SPECIALIST STUDIES IN EDUCATION (130300) > Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified (130399) |
| Divisions: | Current > Research Centres > Office of Education Research Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Education |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2006 Blackwell Publishing |
| Copyright Statement: | The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com |
| Deposited On: | 08 Aug 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Feb 2012 23:21 |
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