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Download full textJefferson, Anne L. – 1991
A study examined effects of early retirement plans (ERP) at Canadian Universities. In response to current conditions within Canadian universities and a Canadian Supreme Court decision upholding mandatory retirement requirements, many universities have sought to encourage faculty retirement through ERPs. In order to study the cost of such programs,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Early Retirement, Educational Finance, Foreign Countries
Alberta 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
Alberta 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
Soviet Education, 1990
Offers editorial opinion and excerpts from letters discussing pension requirements for teachers in the Soviet Union. Criticizes the policy of requiring teachers to put in a strictly enforced number of years of service to become eligible to receive a pension. (DK)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Poiarkova, R. – Soviet Education, 1990
Discusses a perceived lack of concern for retired teachers among former students and the community at large. Provides examples and excerpts from letters describing loneliness and financial difficulties among retired teachers in the Soviet Union. Urges respect and concern for those who have given everything for their profession, often at the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Quality of Life
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
Peer reviewedRenner, 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
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1991
A study was done to lay the foundation for a rigorous analysis and assessment of the functioning of the Canadian academic labor market and to begin to explore systematically the dynamic of faculty renewal and replacement. The study used data from Statistics Canada and investigated the functioning and prospects of the Canadian academic labor market…
Descriptors: Aging in Academia, College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Patterns
Direct linkAssociation of Universities and Colleges of Canada, 2002
To meet the expectations of students, parents, communities, governments and businesses, Canadian universities will need to continue to plan strategically, manage proactively, deliver effectively and attract significant public support. Keeping these needs in mind, this edition of "Trends" provides not only a historical perspective and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends, College Students
