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Faculty Retirement in the Arts and Sciences.

In 1986 the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was amended to abolish mandatory retirement for tenured faculty members in colleges and universities effective January 1, 1994. Will this ""uncapping"" of the retirement age adversely affect the vitality of academic departme...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rees, Albert
Other Authors: Smith, Sharon P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Princeton legacy library.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Background and Plan of Study; 2. Analysis of Flow Data; An Overview of the Flow Data; The Effects of Changes in Mandatory Retirement Age; The Effects of Differences in Pension Plans; 3. Age Distributions of the Tenured Faculty; Current Age Distributions; Projecting the Future; 4. Age and Faculty Productivity; Faculty Work Effort; Teaching Effectiveness; Research Output; 5. Survey Results; Surveys of Retirees; Surveys of Senior Faculty; 6. Conclusions; Appendix A Advisory Committee to the Project on Faculty Retirement.
  • Appendix B Institutions Included in the Final SampleAppendix C Broad Discipline Categories Used in This Study; Selected References.