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Download full textChronister, Jay L.; Kepple, Thomas R., Jr. – 1988
An incentive early retirement program is an arrangement between employer and employee that provides tangible inducement or reward for voluntary early retirement. It may be a formal program or an ad hoc agreement negotiated with the institution. The most common incentives include severance pay, liberalized actuarial reduction, annuity enhancements,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Early Retirement, Employment Practices, Higher Education
Novotny, Janet – 1981
Mandatory retirement of college faculty, as affected by the amendments to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), is considered in relation to the changing faculty age profile, retirement strategies to cope with ADEA, and other issues under ADEA. ADEA raised the mandatory retirement age from 65 to 70, and tenured faculty were exempted…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Age Discrimination, College Faculty, College Planning
Chronister, Jay L.; Kepple, Thomas R., Jr. – 1987
The literature on incentive early retirement for faculty members is reviewed, including the findings of studies that have assessed the effectiveness of such programs. In addition to describing different types of programs and the incentives offered, attention is directed to legal issues, costs and benefits, assessing whether a program is feasible,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Early Retirement, Employment Practices, Feasibility Studies
Moore, Kathryn M.; Amey, Marilyn J. – 1994
This publication is a brief digest of a longer monograph on compensation policies for higher education faculty and the impact of these policies on the professoriate and the higher education enterprise. An early section describes the monograph's treatment of the current financial turbulence in higher education that has caused many institutions to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Economic Impact, Employment Practices
Moore, Kathryn M.; Amey, Marilyn J. – 1993
This monograph takes a detailed look at higher education faculty compensation policies and the role of these policies in improving and preserving the professoriate and the higher education enterprise. A section on compensation structure examines key decision points involved in determining appropriate structures, collective bargaining agreements,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Economic Impact, Employment Practices
Mortimer, Kenneth P.; And Others – 1985
Academic staffing practices used at four-year colleges and universities are identified, and recommendations are offered for achieving staffing flexibility in the face of conditions such as scarce resources. In addition to considering faculty flow models (e.g., Markov models and simulators) as a management/planning tool to evaluate personnel and…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Contracts, Early Retirement
Peer reviewedKroll, Keith, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1992
Offering new perspectives on community college faculty recruitment and training, and on the renewal of current faculty, this journal issue contains articles on preservice training, faculty development, and teacher improvement. The following 10 chapters are included: (1) "Quo Vadis: Staffing the People's College 2000," by Michael H. Parsons, which…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship
