Policy debates about whether wages and benefits from work provide enough resources to achieve economic self- sufficiency rely on data for workers, not working families. Using data from the Current Population Survey, we find that almost two- thirds of families working full time earn enough to cover a basic family budget, but that less than a…

Vice-chancellor salaries have been a topic of media interest and scholarly research for decades. In recent years, however, the media's interest and criticism of vice-chancellors' salaries has escalated, as negativity surrounding university performance and administration has led to a significant increase in articles concerning these matters. This…

Researchers in behavioral ethics seek to understand how individuals respond to the ethical dilemmas in their lives. In any given situation, multiple social and psychological variables interact to influence ethical decision making. The purpose of this article is to explore how one such variable, empathy, affects the ethical decision-making process…

This document is the third in a series that presents data from the National Survey of Salaries and Wages in Public Schools. The survey of a national stratified sample of 1,818 school systems elicited 1,019 responses, an overall response rate of 56 percent. The volume reports hourly wage rates and annual salaries actually being paid during the…

Much of the school-budget dollar goes to salaries and wages for employees. This document is the first part of a three-part report of the Educational Research Service (ERS) National Survey of Salaries and Wages in Public Schools. This volume reports data on salaries scheduled for 22 selected professional positions in 1,019 public school systems for…

Much of the school-budget dollar goes to salaries and wages for employees. This document is the second in a three-part report of the Educational Research Service (ERS) National Survey of Salaries and Public Schools. A total of 1,019 school systems responded to the survey, or 56 percent of the national stratified sample of 1,818 school systems. The…

This study investigates "burn-out" and turnover among workers in child care settings. A total of 95 persons working in 32 child care centers in San Francisco were interviewed by telephone. One-fifth of the centers in the city were represented and both public and private centers were included. Each category of center was proportinately…