The purpose of this study was to determine the kind of education programs the USAF should provide to prepare career service personnel for retirement. Two populations were surveyed. A randomly selected sample of 86 USAF active duty and 105 retired personnel were presented a questionnaire designed for securing data for the study. The return rate for the active duty personnel was 66% and for the retired personnel 79%. The responses to items on the questionnaire were recorded in a format that facilitated computer analysis. The Mann-Whitney U Test and the Wilcoxon Matched-Pairs Signed-Ranks Test were used to determine whether or not there were perceptional differences between the two populations, as well as within each population. The level of significance was pre-set at .01. / Major findings were: (1) Supervisors and retirees were in agreement as to the need for planning retirement and as to what plans should be made (p > .01). There was a significant difference in the perceptions of each group concerning what plans for retirement are made and what plans should be made (p .01). In each group, there was a significant difference in perceptions concerning who conducts the programs and who should conduct them (p .01). There was a significant difference in the perceptions of each group concerning who provides input and who should provide input in the programs (p .01). On the other hand, in each group, there was a significant difference in their perceptions of what is, and what should be, the content of the programs (p < .01). / It was concluded that many important changes should be made so that the retirement education programs will more nearly meet the retirement needs of USAF personnel. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-01, Section: A, page: 0105. / Thesis (Educat.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74377 |
| Contributors | OWENS, THOMAS RALPH., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 145 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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