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Atherton, Peter J. – 1978
The rapid expansion of Ontario's educational system in the 1960s serves as a base for this study of the current decline in enrollment and its consequences. This paper examines two results of the concentration of manpower in teaching: the need for reduction in force and the potential burden on the retirement system. The author makes several…
Descriptors: Age, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Download full textRenner, K. Edward – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1991
A questionnaire and interviews were used to assess personal and professional characteristics of 97 Canadian college faculty reaching age 65 in 2000-2010. It measured career satisfaction, interest in a career alternatives program, and retirement plans. A significant proportion of respondents found little satisfaction in academe and would consider a…
Descriptors: Aging in Academia, Career Change, College Faculty, Foreign Countries
Budros, Art – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2002
Used strategic leadership theory to examine whether observable experiences of presidents affected adoption of retrenchment (early faculty retirement) plans among Ontario universities. Found that presidents play a major role in the adoptions; those who lack seats on corporate boards, have non-business or non-economics backgrounds, are male, and are…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, College Presidents, Early Retirement, Foreign Countries
Atherton, P. J.; Chalcraft, J. – 1978
Data on public sector superannuation plans in Ontario provide the basis for this examination of the current situation regarding the pension funds for public employees and teachers. The report describes and compares the employee/employer contributions, basic benefits, rates of return, and ratio of beneficiaries to contributors in various public…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Lawton, Stephen B.; Boodoo, Gwyneth M. – 1978
Based on a sample of 12 representative school boards in Ontario, a normative method of analysis was utilized in addressing the major concerns of the study: the appropriate number of noncertified staff for a given school board, future demand for and supply of noncertified staff, and the resultant implications of such information. The study…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Data Analysis, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education
Council of Ontario Universities, Toronto. – 1984
The nature and objectives of Ontario universities are summarized. Attention is directed to issues of quality, accessibility, adaptability, system balance, funding, and planning and coordination. It is claimed that the quality of undergraduate programs, including some professional programs, has substantially declined. Declining quality is evident…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Planning, College Role, Coordination
