Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
| Higher Education | 6 |
| Postsecondary Education | 3 |
| Secondary Education | 3 |
| Early Childhood Education | 1 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Kindergarten | 1 |
| Primary Education | 1 |
Location
| Canada | 43 |
| United States | 3 |
| France | 2 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Japan | 2 |
| Russia | 2 |
| United Kingdom (Scotland) | 2 |
| Alaska | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1984
The Minister of Education of Alberta, Canada established a task force in 1983 to analyze the characteristics of teachers' pension plans and to develop a model retirement plan for teachers in Alberta. The task force reviewed the legislative, structural, administrative, and financial characteristics of Alberta's existing Teachers' Retirement Fund as…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Models, Money Management
Jefferson, Anne L. – 1990
Because an option for early retirement in Canadian Universities has created a need to know more about the vacancies early retirement creates and the potential to fill these vacancies, a survey of 15 representative universities was conducted. The sample included institutions of faculty numbering less than 100 to institutions of faculty numbering…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Early Retirement, Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices
Peer reviewedKompf, Michael – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1991
Uses construct and developmental theories and findings from a survey of retired teachers to examine experiences surrounding teacher retirement. The paper structures a model of career-span development focusing on retirement dynamics; discusses the benefits of life review upon career completion; suggests continuing educational roles for retired…
Descriptors: Aging in Academia, Career Development, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Bumbarger, C. S.; And Others – Education Canada, 1987
Ascertains what 59 male and 40 female Alberta teachers (average age 50) think about career changes, early and partial retirement. Indicates reasons for career change (personal challenge, additional salary, frustration) and lack of interest in partial retirement. Concludes options for career change should be investigated with younger age group.…
Descriptors: Aging in Academia, Career Change, Early Retirement, Foreign Countries
Direct linkGoddard, J. Tim; Habermann, Sharon Reimer – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2001
A program in rural Alberta (Canada) used retired teachers to mentor beginning teachers. Surveys and interviews with 24 proteges and 21 mentors indicated that the recruitment of experienced mentors, the provision of money, the establishment of a sense of community, and the provision of time for reflection all contributed to the program's success.…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility
Paquet, Gilles, Ed.; von Zur-Muehlen, Max, Ed. – 1988
Crises and opportunities in Canadian higher education and challenges for management are addressed in papers and reactions to the papers, based on two symposia. The following English language papers and authors are presented: "Post-Secondary Education--An Enterprise Less Than Optimally Managed?" (Gilles Paquet); "The Crisis Will Get…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Early Retirement, Educational Change
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
University of Western Ontario, London. – 1979
Results of a survey of pension plans in Ontario universities are summarized according to type of plan, eligibility, member and university contributions, and benefits. Benefits for normal retirment, early retirement, termination, and death are presented. Death benefits are outlined for before retirement, after retirement, and by model pension…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Death, Eligibility
von Zur-Muehlen, Max – 1986
The view that there will be severe faculty shortages at Canadian universities in the 1990s is refuted, based on analyses concerning the demand for university teachers and the supply of doctoral graduates. In the 1990s when there is no foreseeable increase in university positions, replacement (i.e, due to retirement and mortality) will be the only…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Enrollment Trends
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1985
The economic, human, and social impacts of mandatory retirement are addressed in a brief presented by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) to the Subcommittee on Equality Rights. There is a possibility that the coming into force of equality rights may remove mandatory retirement. It has been estimated that by 1989 removal…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices, Financial Problems
University of Western Ontario, London. – 1982
Results of the University Benefits Survey of pensions plans in Ontario universities are presented according to type of plan, eligibility, contributions, and benefits. There are nine defined benefit plans, seven money purchase plans with minimum guarantees, and one money purchase plan with no guarantees. All plans are eligible to full-time academic…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Eligibility, Foreign Countries
Renner, 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
University of Western Ontario, London. – 1980
Information on pension plans in 16 Ontario universities is presented in terms of the type of plan, eligibility, member contributions, university contributions, and benefits. There are eight defined benefit plans: seven money purchase plans with minimum guarantees, and one money purchase plan with no guarantees. Almost all of the plans are eligible…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Eligibility, Financial Policy
University of Western Ontario, London. – 1989
Retirement benefits offered by Ontario's 17 universities to instructional and non-instructional staff are reported. Pension plans are summarized, and each institution's policy and practices are also presented separately. Information about plans includes type of plan, eligibility, member and university contributions, and benefits and standard…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Death, Early Retirement, Eligibility
Smith, Laverne – 1989
This study is intended to provide for the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Colleges and Universities information, conclusions, and recommendations which bear on key questions, issues, and directions relevant to teacher supply and demand in Ontario from the present to the turn of the century and beyond. Analysis is also provided of school…
Descriptors: Educational Demand, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility, Foreign Countries
