The impact of early retirement plans and career change on the professional and personal lives of professors and on the manpower and fiscal structures of the universities they serve is examined. The book is based on more than 50 accounts of academics who took early retirement options and a comprehensive review of incentive programs for early…

This booklet is an introduction to the question of retirement that is addressed specifically to educators. Its four chapters raise the following questions: "Are You Ready to Retire?""Can You Afford to Retire?""Where Will You Live?" and "How Will You Spend Your Time?" Each chapter contains a list of recommended readings, and the monograph ends with…

A study was undertaken of the retirement preparation practices and programs in higher eudcation institutions in the United States. More than 2,200 colleges and universities participated. Only 4 percent (96) had a formal program to help employees prepare for retirement, and these institutions were mostly four-year, public, and large. Two-thirds of…

This document details how Australia's government intends to implement the New National Agenda for Women, which was formulated in 1993 after a review of many recent reports and after a forum to obtain input from women in the community, representatives of many women's organizations, and all areas of government. Sixteen of the 23 chapters examine the…