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Goldhaber, Dan; Grout, Cyrus; Holden, Kristian; Brown, Nate – Center for Education Data & Research, 2014
Barriers to the cross-state mobility of the teacher workforce can have undesirable effects on the teacher workforce and student outcomes. While a large literature addresses issues related to within-state mobility, very little is known about patterns of cross-state mobility. This paper addresses that research gap. We describe features of Oregon's…
Descriptors: Barriers, Faculty Mobility, Experienced Teachers, Beginning Teachers
King, Francis P. – Research Dialogues, 1994
Until the beginning of 1994, federal law permitted mandatory retirement of tenured faculty at age 70. The Committee on Mandatory Retirement in Higher Education, formed by the National Research Council, was charged by Congress to examine potential effects on colleges, universities, and faculty members of ending the exemption for tenured faculty…
Descriptors: Age, Age Discrimination, Aging in Academia, College Faculty
Bickel, Robert D. – 1978
Judicial review of college and university decisions regarding faculty and other employees continues to encompass a broad range of actions, including selection and appointment; evaluation of performance; substantive and procedural aspects of nonretention or dismissal; alleged employment discrimination based upon sex, race, age, or national origin;…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, College Administration, Court Litigation, Dismissal (Personnel)
Jones, Thomas N. – 1981
The purpose of this chapter is to offer an overview and analysis of all the cases rendered during 1980 concerning the legal parameters of employment issues in institutions of higher education. Judicial review of employment decisions encompassed a broad range of actions, including selection and appointment; dismissal and nonrenewal; the termination…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Contracts, Court Litigation, Dismissal (Personnel)
Novotny, Janet – 1981
Mandatory retirement of college faculty, as affected by the amendments to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), is considered in relation to the changing faculty age profile, retirement strategies to cope with ADEA, and other issues under ADEA. ADEA raised the mandatory retirement age from 65 to 70, and tenured faculty were exempted…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Age Discrimination, College Faculty, College Planning
Biggs, Thomas S., Jr. – 1980
In 1979 judicial activity continued to add to the body of law available relative to relationships between universities and colleges and their employees. Cases touched on the nature of the contract when an offer of employment has been made and accepted, benefits and working conditions, and termination and the procedural safeguards involved.…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Civil Rights, Contracts, Court Litigation