Half of all teachers might be moonlighting, working at a part-time job in addition to their main job as teachers, and that has consequences for their teaching jobs. Moonlighting interferes with their daily instruction and with their ability to collaborate with other educators. Moonlighting also can contribute to a less positive attitude about…

This is the eleventh in a series of biannual surveys of Texas public school teachers. The study began in 1980 to form a database of demographic information on Texas teacher characteristics. A sample of teachers was selected using a computerized systematic sample from the 80,000 members of the Texas State Teachers Association. The survey was…

A report is given on the third in a series of biannual surveys of Texas public school teachers. A comparison is made between findings in 1984 and data collected in 1980 and 1982 from a sample of 500 teachers. Findings indicate that more than a fourth of Texas teachers moonlight during the academic year. Nearly 40 percent of the respondents were…

This paper is the 10th in a series of biannual surveys of Texas public school teachers that began in 1980 to examine teacher characteristics (including their feelings about moonlighting). Participating teachers were selected using a computerized systematic sample from a population of 100,000 members of the Texas State Teachers Association. For the…

This is the ninth in a series of biennial surveys of Texas public school teachers, which have been taken since 1980 to form a database of demographic information related to characteristics of Texas teachers. A computerized systematic sample of Texas teachers (N=599) was selected from a population of 100,000 members of the Texas State Teachers…

This is the sixth in a series of biennial surveys of Texas public school teachers. It is part of a study, begun in 1980, to form a database of demographic information related to characteristics of Texas teachers. The results of the present survey are presented and analyzed. Information includes: (1) national data for teachers in 1976 and 1986; (2)…

Two statewide surveys of Texas public school teachers who were members of the Texas State Teachers Association were conducted in l980 and in 1982. The 1980 survey, with 291 respondents, revealed that many teachers were considering leaving teaching. Of these, almost half cited low salaries as the chief reason. The survey also revealed that holding…

A questionnaire was designed to explore various elements of job satisfaction, multiple employment behavior, and other variables affecting the lives and work of public school teachers in Texas. A final return of 70 percent was received from a randomly selected mailing. Results revealed that one in three teachers was considering leaving teaching. Of…

This survey, the eighth in a series of biannual surveys of demographic information related to Texas public school teachers, had 361 respondents. Data indicate that the average teacher in Texas is a 43-year-old female, making a $30,395 salary, is married with a working spouse, has a bachelor's degree, is not the breadwinner, teaches elementary…