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Recruitment, retention, and retirement in higher education : building and managing the faculty of the future / edited by Robert L. Clark, Jennifer Ma (TIAA-CREF Institute).

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : E. Elgar Pub., [2005]Copyright date: ©2005Description: xiv, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 184542185X
  • 9781845421854
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378.122 22
LOC classification:
  • LB2335.3 .R43 2005
Contents:
Foreword / Herbert M. AIlison, Jr. -- 1. Changing faculty demographics and the need for new policies / Robert L. Clark -- 2. Filling the gap : finding and keeping faculty for the university of the future / Molly Corbett Broad -- 3. The changing nature of faculty employment / Ronald G. Ehrenberg and Liang Zhang -- 4. The growing postdoctorate population at US research universities / Jennifer Ma and Paula E. Stephan -- 5. Planning for the generational turnover of the faculty : faculty perceptions and institutional practices / Jerry Berberet, Betsy E. Brown, Carole J. Bland, Kelly R. Risbey and Carroll-Ann Trotman -- 6. The future of retiree health benefits in higher education in the United States / Sylvester J. Schieber -- 7. Impact of retiree health plans on faculty retirement decisions / John Rust -- 8. Faculty recruitment, retention and retirement : a case study of human resources policymaking at Syracuse University / John L. Palmer, Michael A. Flusche and Myra Z. Johnson -- 9. The value of phased retirement / Steven G. Allen -- 10. Faculty retirement incentives by colleges and universities / John Pencavel -- 11. To phase or not to phase : the dynamics of choosing phased retirement in academe / David W. Leslie and Natasha Janson -- 12. Phasing out of full-lime work at the University of California / Ellen Switkes -- 13. The costs and benefits of early retirement plans / John B. Shoven -- 14. Recruitment, retention and retirement : institutional research and the need for data / Michael A. Baer, Deborah A. Freund, Charlotte V. Kuh, David E. Shulenburger and Richard R. Spies -- 15. Developing new employment and compensation policies in higher education / Robert L. Clark and Madeleine B. d'Ambrosio.
Review: "Attracting and retaining highly qualified faculty is essential to maintaining productivity at institutions of higher education. Colleges and universities are at a critical juncture in their history as they attempt to achieve their teaching and research goals. This volume examines some of the most pressing employment and compensation issues confronting academic administrators." "This timely volume will appeal to academic administrators at colleges and universities in the US and internationally as they face the common challenges of rising employment costs, faculty again and global competition. Researchers interested in the future of higher education, economics, and the academic labor market in general will find this a valuable addition to their library."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Herbert M. AIlison, Jr. -- 1. Changing faculty demographics and the need for new policies / Robert L. Clark -- 2. Filling the gap : finding and keeping faculty for the university of the future / Molly Corbett Broad -- 3. The changing nature of faculty employment / Ronald G. Ehrenberg and Liang Zhang -- 4. The growing postdoctorate population at US research universities / Jennifer Ma and Paula E. Stephan -- 5. Planning for the generational turnover of the faculty : faculty perceptions and institutional practices / Jerry Berberet, Betsy E. Brown, Carole J. Bland, Kelly R. Risbey and Carroll-Ann Trotman -- 6. The future of retiree health benefits in higher education in the United States / Sylvester J. Schieber -- 7. Impact of retiree health plans on faculty retirement decisions / John Rust -- 8. Faculty recruitment, retention and retirement : a case study of human resources policymaking at Syracuse University / John L. Palmer, Michael A. Flusche and Myra Z. Johnson -- 9. The value of phased retirement / Steven G. Allen -- 10. Faculty retirement incentives by colleges and universities / John Pencavel -- 11. To phase or not to phase : the dynamics of choosing phased retirement in academe / David W. Leslie and Natasha Janson -- 12. Phasing out of full-lime work at the University of California / Ellen Switkes -- 13. The costs and benefits of early retirement plans / John B. Shoven -- 14. Recruitment, retention and retirement : institutional research and the need for data / Michael A. Baer, Deborah A. Freund, Charlotte V. Kuh, David E. Shulenburger and Richard R. Spies -- 15. Developing new employment and compensation policies in higher education / Robert L. Clark and Madeleine B. d'Ambrosio.

"Attracting and retaining highly qualified faculty is essential to maintaining productivity at institutions of higher education. Colleges and universities are at a critical juncture in their history as they attempt to achieve their teaching and research goals. This volume examines some of the most pressing employment and compensation issues confronting academic administrators." "This timely volume will appeal to academic administrators at colleges and universities in the US and internationally as they face the common challenges of rising employment costs, faculty again and global competition. Researchers interested in the future of higher education, economics, and the academic labor market in general will find this a valuable addition to their library."--BOOK JACKET.

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