Age 70 Retirement for Faculty: An Institutional Approach.

Hughes, Geoffrey C.

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ERIC Number: EJ261826

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Publication Date: 1981

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Age 70 Retirement for Faculty: An Institutional Approach.

Hughes, Geoffrey C.

Research in Higher Education, v15 n3 p213-30 1981

The 1978 Amendments to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act establishes the mandatory retirement age at 70. The implications for higher education are discussed, a steady-state model is examined, and an alternative is offered. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: College Faculty, Employment Practices, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Mandatory Retirement, Models, Personnel Policy, Tenure

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendments 1978

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