The Job Demands-Resources Model was used as the basis of the proposal that there are two parallel processes involved in work-related well-being among teachers, namely an energetical process (i.e., job demands --> burnout --> ill health) and a motivational process (i.e., job resources --> engagement --> organizational…

This paper examines the question of whether the construct of professionalization is a helpful instrument to assist teachers in achieving an acknowledged place and status in German society. The concept of professionalization as it is used in an everyday pedagogical context and in the context of various academic disciplines is analyzed, and the…

This article maintains that current pension practices do not meet the mandate of Title VII because they classify employees by sex and vary contributions or benefits on the basis of sex. (Author/PG)

Discusses the case at the Polytechnic Institute of New York concerning the termination of Stuart R. McLeod's position on the faculty. (PG)

Proposes several strategies to resolve pension discrimination issues by examining relevant federal laws and their implications for higher education. (Editor/PG)

Faculty personnel practices could benefit from the long experience of personnel systems in public administration and government service. (Editor/PG)

Sources of additional assistance on faculty personnel practices and how to improve them. (Editor)

Reviews and comments on significant recent (1971-73) court decisions and IRS rulings which particularly relate to the Federal tax liabilities of educators. Developments are presented under the following major headings: scholarships and fellowships; gross income problems; expenses for education; charitable contributions; and employee status.…

Presents data from a study of member institutions of the Association of American Universities to determine the extent to which early retirement is being used in the nation's higher education institutions. (Editor/PG)

This digest summarizes and condenses some of the information about higher education in the United States provided by the U. S. Office of Education and other public and private educational organizations. Eleven tables with accompanying texts cover areas of higher education: number of institutions, enrollment, public/private ratios, 4-year/2-year…

In the last decade, the number of people receiving Teachers Insurance Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) retirement income has more than doubled, rising from 16,700 in 1963 to nearly 37,500 in 1972. Under these circumstances questions arise as to what changes, if any, educational institutions and TIAA-CREF might…

This agreement between Ashland College and the Ohio Conference, American Association of University Professors covers the period from August 15, 1972 through August 14, 1974. Articles in the agreement cover faculty membership and organization, academic freedom and tenure, responsibilities of members of the faculty, instructional policy,…