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Rachel Jarrold-Grapes; Patten Priestley Mahler – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2024
Teacher vacancies have been a long-standing issue in U.S. public schools, only made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. Vacancies tend to be concentrated in high-poverty, high-minority schools and hard-to-staff subjects like special education and STEM. States have implemented various policies to decrease turnover, including offering teachers bonuses…
Descriptors: Teacher Retirement, Teachers, Teacher Salaries, Older Workers
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Madalina-Ioana Ratiu – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2023
In contemporary society, the problem of population aging and, related to it, the problem of human resources aging is raised more and more frequently. As documented by many researchers, it has been found that the aging changes occur at both physiological and psychosocial levels and affect each employee differently. When it comes to the educational…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Human Resources, Foreign Countries, Older Workers
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Georgina Tuari Stewart; Nesta Devine; Chris Jenkin; Yo Heta-Lensen; Lisa Maurice-Takerei; Margaret Joan Stuart; Sue Middleton – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2024
Catalysed by conversations amongst a group of colleagues, this article is an initial exploration of what happens to women academics aged 60+ who work in a university in Aotearoa New Zealand. This work is an example of when academic theories, in this case feminism, are called forth by real-world experiences - in this case, increasing academic job…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Females, Older Workers
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Erez Cohen; Nitza Davidovitch – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
This study centers on public policy concerning the retirement age in Israeli academia. The purpose of this study is to analyze the justification for the existing policy on this issue that allows academic institutions to end the employment of faculty when reaching the legal retirement age. The research method is based on analysis of the research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Retirement, Older Workers, Higher Education
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Chaichian, Mohammad A. – Educational Gerontology, 2021
Using the "theory of continuity," and based on quantitative and qualitative data collected from an online survey and one-on-one interviews from a nonrandom sample of retired faculty, this exploratory study examines guiding considerations for transition to retirement at a mid-sized University in the Midwest. Abolition of mandatory…
Descriptors: Teacher Retirement, Older Workers, College Faculty, Private Colleges
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George, Rosalyn; Maguire, Meg – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2021
In the UK, a default retirement age no longer exists and more people choose to 'stay on' in their academic posts. 'Staying on' poses opportunities and threats in the academic labour market. Older academics can make a positive contribution to their institution through their expertise and experience. By continuing to work, paying tax and keeping…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Retirement, Decision Making