This policy brief is part of a series of thematic policy briefs prepared as part of the OECD's Resourcing Higher Education Project. It examines the frameworks that govern the employment of academic staff in publicly funded higher education institutions in Israel. It compares these frameworks to those in place in comparable OECD higher education…

Successful phased retirement plans enable senior faculty to ease into retirement, relieve financial pressures on participating institutions, and permit upward mobility for junior faculty. Responses from 62 of the 72 land-grant institutions in the United States and Puerto Rico reveal that 11 had implemented plans that enable individuals between a…

Institutions with graduate programs accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education were surveyed for information on administrative practices. Responses were received from 163 schools: 136 public and 27 private. Responses were found to be similar from the two groups, and are reported together. In some ways the…

Manpower flexibility options in Ontario universities during times of financial restraint are discussed in this handbook, which resulted from a seminar that examined: (1) various approaches to problems related to anticipated academic staff reduction; (2) issues associated with policy development and implementation; and (3) establishing an informal…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Marymount College Administration and the Marymount College Chapter (55 members) af the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period September 1, 1984-August 31, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: definitions and recognition of AAUP;…

The collective bargaining agreement between Marymount College Administration and the Marymount College chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period September 1, 1986-August 31, 1989 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, nondiscrimination, grievance and arbitration…

The collective bargaining agreement between the West Valley-Mission Community College District (including West Valley College and Mission College) and the West Valley-Mission Community College District Association of Certified Educators is presented. This contract, covering the period from July 1, 1988 through June 30, 1991, deals with the…

Projections of student enrollment and faculty employment in Canadian colleges and universities are presented and criteria for decision making are discussed. Recommendations and actions are suggested concerning tenure, early retirement, need assessment, and hiring policy. (Author/LC)

The collective bargaining agreement between the Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees and the Citrus College Faculty/California Teachers Association/National Education Association is presented. This contract, covering the period from July 1988 through June 1990, deals with the following topics: bargaining agent recognition and…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Fremont-Newark Community College District Board of Trustees and the United Faculty of Ohlone Community College is presented. This contract, covering the period from March 1989 through June 1990, deals with the following topics: bargaining agent recognition; savings of agreement provisions; United…

The collective bargaining agreement between Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education and the Temple University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1986-June 30, 1988 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: AAUP recognition; no discrimination;…

This document presents the agreement between Rider College (New Jersey) and the Rider College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors for 1988 through 1991. It covers the following 35 articles: recognition of unit; non-discrimination; affirmative action; academic freedom; Association privileges; definition of ranks;…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Lassen Community College District Board of Trustees and the Lassen College Federation of Teachers/California Teachers Association/American Federation of Teachers is presented. This contract, covering the period from July 1988 through June 1991, deals with the following topics: bargaining agent…

The policies and procedures to be observed in the management of the affairs of Washington State University are presented. Major sections of the 1976 manual include: history and objectives; freedom and responsibility; administration and organization; faculty personnel policies; and business procedures. Faculty personnel policies deal with…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Rancho Santiago Community College District Board of Trustees and the Faculty Association for the Rancho Santiago Community College District is presented. This contract, covering faculty at Rancho Santiago Community College and its off-campus centers, applies to the period from July 1, 1989 through…