Life of Filipino educators after retirement: A reflective phenomenological study

This qualitative research, a reflective phenomenological study explored the demographic profile and the open-ended questions of the participants such as life fulfillment as a retired educator in terms of confidence, spirit, and sadness; participating in any organizations; and their life situation now. This study used convenience sampling, which is a type of non-probability sampling with Giorgi method to analyzed the gathered data. The study concludes that the majority of the participants are 65 years old and with 25-30 years of teaching experience; the self-motivation is practiced by the participants in order to acquire self-confidence; employees who are self-motivated are those who are driven by their own interests and goals, which leads to self-assurance; the participants maintain an optimistic attitude regardless of their circumstances. The participants continue to have faith in themselves, are contented with what they have, and are linked to everyone; the participants stated that they don’t have time for grief, although sadness does strike them from time to time. Sadness is an emotional state characterized by or accompanied by feelings of loss, despair, helplessness, and disappointment; the participants were enthusiastic about joining any group where they might continue to share their newly acquired knowledge and expertise and the participants are enjoying being with their grandchildren and gardening are two examples of their new duties. Retired educators’ most common story involves living with their families.