Faculty Retirement Turnover in Community Colleges: A Real or Imagined Problem?

10/27/98

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Faculty Retirement Turnover in Community Colleges: A Real or Imagined Problem?

Purposes of the Study

Other Purposes Were to Determine

The Questionnaires

Institutional Response

Apparent Faculty Response

Actual Faculty Response

Actual Faculty Response

Research Question 1. What proportion of full-time community college faculty are nearing “normal” retirement age?

Research Question 2. At what age do faculty members currently plan to retire?

Research Question 3. How many faculty are likely to retire in the next decade?

How many faculty are likely to retire in the next decade?

Research Question 4. What types of concerns influence faculty members as they make retirement decisions? The top retirement concerns of faculty were no surprise and echoed reports in the literature. The top three concerns were:

Research Question 5. How prevalent in two-year colleges are Early Retirement and Phased Retirement programs?

Research Question 6. What would be the effects of Phased Retirement and Early Retirement programs on retirement of faculty?

Research Question 6.

Phased retirement - faculty were much less interested in a phased retirement program:

Research Question 7. What skills do experienced faculty members believe should be possessed by their replacements to facilitate a smooth transition?

Research Question 8. What preparations, if any, are underway in two-year institutions in anticipation of a faculty turnover crisis due to retirement?

Research Question 8.

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