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Download full textLang, Daniel W. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2022
When the Carnegie Foundation was established in 1905, universities in Canada and Newfoundland were eligible for grants, on strict conditions that were seen by some as "colonial," "continentalist," or "imperial" intrusions on autonomy; for example, a Carnegie plan to create a federation of Maritime universities. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Philanthropic Foundations, Retirement Benefits
Tickell, Geoffrey; Rahman, Monsurur; Alexandre, Romain – American Journal of Business Education, 2013
This paper discusses the noticeable nervousness of many US-based financial statement issuers in adopting IFRS. For contextual purposes, the paper provides an overview of the FASB/IFRS convergence so far and its probable future. A detailed review of convergence in accounting standards is explained through the respective standards for "Pensions…
Descriptors: Accounting, Standards, Retirement Benefits, Global Approach
Direct linkCanadian Association of University Teachers, 2019
Budget 2019 brings welcome investments for students. It does not address however, key challenges facing Canada's colleges and universities, resulting from stagnant government funding for core operating costs. Budget 2019 commitments to making post-secondary more affordable average around $650 million per year for five years and include investments…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Budgets, Federal Aid
Finkelstein, Martin J.; Conley, Valerie Martin; Schuster, Jack H. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2017
In the past few decades, especially since the 2008-09 economic downturn, the faculty of American colleges and universities has undergone a far-reaching transformation. Multiple factors, mainly extraneous to the campus itself, are reshaping higher education, and as a result a reprioritizing of the internal allocation of resources is occurring. The…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Change, Teacher Role, Socialization
Osborne, John W. – Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2012
Psychological effects of disengagement from a work life and the transition to retirement are discussed. These effects include partial identity disruption, decision paralysis, diminished self trust, experience of a post retirement void, the search for meaningful engagement in society, development of a retirement/life structure, the confluence of…
Descriptors: Retirement, Death, Psychology, Counselors
Finkelstein, Martin; Cummings, William – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2012
This study focuses on aspects of the Changing Academic Profession survey of 2007-08 that describe the place of faculty in their institutions. The authors examine the following aspects of institutional life: (1) the faculty role in institutional governance; (2) who evaluates their teaching and research; (3) the locus of their loyalties as between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Academic Rank (Professional), Teaching Conditions
Ibbott, Peter; Kerr, Don; Beaujot, Roderic – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2006
The future of mandatory retirement is at least partly driven by changing demographics. In Canada, these demographics include slowing population growth, rapid aging, declining rates of labour force participation, and slowing labour force growth. After reviewing the demographic trends and considering alternate scenarios in labour force…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Retirement Benefits, Retirement, Population Growth
Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2007
ARL is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). ARL reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher education…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Foreign Countries, Librarians, Aging (Individuals)
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
Research messages 2010 is a collection of summaries of research projects published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). The summaries are clustered under five broad themes used by NCVER to organise its research and analysis: Industry and employers; Students and individuals; Teaching and learning: VET system; and VET in…
Descriptors: Retirement, Employment Level, Employer Attitudes, Learning Disabilities
University of Western Ontario, London. – 1986
Results of a 1986 survey of pension plans at 17 Ontario, Canada, universities are presented. Information is provided on: eligibility, types of plan, member contributions, university contributions, benefits on normal retirement (age 65) and on early retirement (age 55), benefits on termination, benefits on death before and after retirement,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Early Retirement, Eligibility
University of Western Ontario, London. – 1984
Results of a 1984 survey of pensions plans in 17 Ontario, Canada, universities are presented. Information is provided on: eligibility, types of plan, member contributions, university contributions, benefits on normal retirement (age 65) and on early retirement (age 55), trustee and investment manager, and pension committee composition and status.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Early Retirement, Eligibility
University of Western Ontario, London. – 1985
Results of a 1985 survey of pensions at 17 Ontario, Canada, universities are presented. Information is provided on: eligibility, types of plans, member contributions, university contributions, benefits on normal retirement (age 65) and on early retirement (age 55), benefits on termination and on death, indexing and annuities, trustee and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Early Retirement, Eligibility
University of Western Ontario, London. – 1988
Results of a 1987-1988 survey of pensions plans in 17 Ontario, Canada, universities are presented. Information is provided on: eligibility, the type of plan, member contributions, university contributions, benefits on normal retirement (at age 65) and on early retirement (at age 55), trustee, investment manager, and pension committee composition…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Early Retirement, Eligibility
Teachers' Retirement Allowance Fund Board, Winnipeg (Manitoba). – 1983
This report relates the operations of the Manitoba Teachers' Retirement Allowances Fund for its fiscal year ended on December 31, 1982. A copy of the Provincial Auditor's Report on the Accounts is attached as well as the related financial statements. Included in the report are: (1) graphs displaying notable financial and statistical items; (2)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Investment, Retirement Benefits, Teacher Associations
University of Western Ontario, London. – 1983
Results of a 1983 survey of pension plans in 17 Ontario, Canada, universities are presented. Information is provided on the following areas: type of plan, eligibility, member contributions, university contributions, benefits on normal retirement (age 65) and on early retirement (age 55), trustee and investment manager, and pension committee…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Eligibility, Foreign Countries
