Ending Mandatory Retirement for Tenured Faculty : the Consequences for Higher Education.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1991.
Temas:
College teachers > Retirement > United States.
Universities and colleges > Faculty > Retirement > United States.
Age discrimination > United States.
Universités > Corps enseignant > Retraite > États-Unis.
Discrimination selon l'âge > États-Unis.
Age discrimination
College teachers > Retirement
Universities and colleges > Faculty > Retirement
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ENDING MANDATORY RETIREMENT FOR TENURED FACULTY
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Executive Summary
  • THE ADEA EXEMPTION
  • 1 Introduction: Faculty Retirement and Age Discrimination
  • TENURE AND THE FACULTY EXEMPTION
  • Tenure in Higher Education
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Its Amendments
  • THE COMMITTEE'S STUDY: SCOPE AND ISSUES
  • The Committee's Activities
  • Issues and Report Structure
  • Faculty Retirement Behavior and Turnover
  • Tenure, Performance Evaluation, and Aging
  • Financial and Other Factors Affecting RetirementRetirement Incentive Programs
  • Eliminating Mandatory Retirement
  • 2 Effects of Uncapping on Faculty Retirement
  • ESTIMATING THE PROPORTION OF FACULTY WHO WOULD WORK PAST AGE 70
  • Faculty Near Retirement Age
  • Faculty Likely to Work Past Age 70
  • Retirement Patterns at Uncapped Colleges and Universities
  • Effects of Raising the Age Cap from 65 to 70
  • Conclusions
  • VARIATION IN FACULTY RETIREMENT PATTERNS
  • ESTIMATING THE EFFECTS OF UNCAPPING AT THREE UNIVERSITIES
  • Constant Faculty Size
  • Constant BudgetConstant Hiring
  • Analysis of Projected Effects
  • Conclusions
  • 3 Faculty Performance and Institutional Quality
  • EFFECTS OF AGE ON PERFORMANCE
  • Overall Abilities and Age
  • Measuring Faculty Performance
  • Teaching and Age
  • Research and Age
  • Changing Interests and Age
  • Conclusions
  • EVALUATION OF FACULTY MEMBERS
  • THE EXTREME CASES: FACULTY DISMISSAL
  • 4 Pensions, Retirement Programs, and Costs
  • PENSIONS
  • Goals
  • Types of Pension Plans
  • Defined Contribution Plans
  • Defined Benefit Plans
  • Hybrid and Target Benefit PlansIncentives to Postpone Retirement
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
  • The Need for Inflation Protection and Secure Income
  • HEALTH BENEFITS
  • CONTINUED FACULTY PERQUISITES FOR RETIREES
  • RETIREMENT PLANNING
  • 5 Retirement Incentive Programs
  • TYPES OF FORMAL PROGRAMS
  • COSTS AND BENEFITS OF FORMAL PROGRAMS
  • INDIVIDUAL BUYOUTS
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 6 Conclusions and Recommendations
  • EFFECTS OF ELIMINATING MANDATORY RETIREMENT
  • Two Key Conclusions
  • Consequences for Institutions and Faculty
  • RETIREMENT POLICIESRetirement Incentive Programs
  • Pensions
  • Health Benefits
  • Faculty Perquisites for Retirees and Retirement Planning Assistance
  • THE ADEA EXEMPTION
  • Appendix A Description of Study Methods
  • ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO ALL AREAS OF THE STUDY
  • FACULTY DEMOGRAPHICS AND RETIREMENT BEHAVIOR
  • FACULTY AGING, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, AND TENURE
  • FINANCIAL AND LEGAL ISSUES
  • Appendix B Discussion of National Faculty Data Bases
  • THE SURVEY OF DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS
  • NATIONAL SURVEY OF POSTSECONDARY FACULTY

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