This study investigated lecturers' perception of contributory pension scheme implementation and job commitment in South-South Nigerian universities. To guide the study, two research questions and one hypothesis were raised. A descriptive survey research that adopted correlational design. The population of the study was all the lecturers in the six…

Discusses issues related to current and future modifications of faculty retirement plans, including unisex pension benefits, TIAA-CREF management, payout options, early retirement incentives, and the legality of mandatory retirement requirements. With CREF assets increasing, faculty retention, not early retirement, may become a primary issue.…

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…

The implications of the policy choices made in setting up a phased retirement system are demonstrated by its variety of outcomes. (Contains 5 tables.)

Individuals who retire have widely varying needs and differ also in their preparedness for their new conditions.

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…

Data are presented on faculty salaries in the California community colleges, and selected administrative salaries at the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) for 1985-86. Section I looks at faculty salaries for the California community colleges, including information on average salaries and salaries of part-time…

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;…

Based on an analysis of 89 collective bargaining agreements (representing 95 percent of all those in existence at four-year institutions), this book provides an overview of what has been bargained for faculty and where it has been bargained on unionized campuses. After a discussion of the history of union activity in higher education, the report…

This publication contains seven essays on current and important issues in higher education and a 1994-95 faculty salary report. "Faculty Salaries, 1994-95" (John B. Lee) offers a detailed analysis of three reports on faculty salaries. "Faculty Workload and Productivity in the 1990s: Preliminary Findings" (Henry L. Allen)…

The collective bargaining agreements between the University of Delaware and the University of Delaware chapter (790 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1984-June 30, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, AAUP membership, AAUP representatives and…

This collection of collective bargaining agreements contains contracts between four Nebraska two-year institutions and their faculty. The first agreement is between the Area Board of the Metropolitan Technical Community College Area and the Metropolitan Technical Community College Educational Association, covering the period from 1989-90 to…

This report contains seven essays on current issues in higher education and a 1995-96 faculty salary report. "Faculty Salaries, 1995-96" (John B. Lee) provides an overview of faculty salaries, while "Faculty Workload and Productivity: Ethnic and Gender Disparities (Henry L. Allen) examines the ethnic and gender differences in…