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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778503003321

Titolo

Ending mandatory retirement for tenured faculty : the consequences for higher education / / P. Brett Hammond and Harriet P. Morgan, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1991

ISBN

1-280-20366-8

9786610203666

0-309-58345-4

0-585-14445-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 149 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

HammondP. Brett

MorganHarriet P

Disciplina

331.25/2

Soggetti

College teachers - Retirement - United States

Universities and colleges - Faculty - Retirement - United States

Age discrimination - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on Mandatory Retirement in Higher Education ... Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-149).

Nota di contenuto

1 FRONT MATTER; 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 3 1 INTRODUCTION: FACULTY RETIREMENT AND AGE DISCRIMINATION; 4 2 EFFECTS OF UNCAPPING ON FACULTY RETIREMENT; 5 3 FACULTY PERFORMANCE AND INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY; 6 4 PENSIONS, RETIREMENT PROGRAMS, AND COSTS; 7 5 RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAMS; 8 6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; 9 APPENDIX A: DESCRIPTION OF STUDY METHODS; 10 APPENDIX B: DISCUSSION OF NATIONAL FACULTY DATA BASES; 11 APPENDIX C: CHARACTERISTICS OF INSTITUTIONS AND FACULTY; 12 APPENDIX D: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF; 13 REFERENCES

Sommario/riassunto

Offers guidance not only for dealing with the elimination of mandatory retirement in higher education, but also for retirement-related issues facing colleges and universities. This book contains analyses of early retirement programs, faculty performance evaluation practices, pension and benefit policies, tenure policies, and more.