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Snyder, Julie K.; And Others – 1991
This paper examines the phenomenon of salary compression (the demand by newly hired university faculty members for salaries that approach or exceed those of existing faculty at the same or higher ranks) and reports on a phone survey of 10 university provosts. It presents methods to determine if salary compression exists and its extent. Considered…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Faculty, Employment Experience
Peer reviewedSnyder, Julie K.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1992
Methods used to measure college faculty salary compression (i.e., the extent to which new faculty salaries are approaching those of existing faculty at the same or higher rank) are presented. Administrator methods of addressing the issue of salary compression are also discussed, based on a survey of 10 college provosts. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Administrative Policy, College Administration, College Faculty
Peer reviewedTucker, Irvin B., III – Economics of Education Review, 1985
If productivity and earnings are not found to result from education, then an alternative theory could be that employers use education as a screening device to select employees. Employing the decomposition technique to compare income for self-employed and private sector employees, evidence is presented that rejects the screenist theory. (Author/MD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Human Capital, Occupational Surveys
Peer reviewedCohen, S. I. – Economics of Education Review, 1985
A simple approach to cost-benefit analysis of industrial training is presented that uses easily obtainable data. Results regarding the social rate of return to company training suggest a shift of resources from individuals to companies. Comparisons between returns to company training and to institutional training are also presented. (MD)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Industrial Training, Industry
Download full textWhitebook, Marcy; Pettygrove, Willa – 1983
This pamphlet was written to assist child care employees in conducting a survey of the salaries, benefits, and working conditions of individuals and/or day care centers. The following topics are discussed: reasons for making a survey; limits of surveys; personnel, time, and money involved; sample selection and informaton collection strategies;…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Fringe Benefits
Tindall, Lloyd W.; And Others – 1986
Intended for teachers, counselors, job placement specialists, employers, and disabled persons, this publication provides information about jobs performed in business and industry by persons with disabilities. Each of the 71 job descriptions presented specifies the type of job, disability of the person performing the job, company information, job…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential
Gonder, Peggy Odell – 1981
The responses of over 700 members of the American Association of School Administrators to a survey investigating the status of collective bargaining in today's elementary and secondary school systems served as the basis for this report. Questions were asked concerning all aspects of collective bargaining (from the administrative perspective),…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Contract Salaries
