DATA FROM STUDIES AT THREE INSTITUTIONS SUPPORT THE HYPOTHESIS THAT FACULTY MOBILITY IS CHIEFLY BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS OF APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SIZE AND FUNCTION, AND NOT FROM SMALLER, LESS PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS TO LARGER, MORE RESPECTED INSTITUTIONS. THIS FLOW IS REGARDED AS AN OUTCOME OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS--(1) INSTITUTIONAL AFFINITY, (2)…

THIS COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS INVESTIGATED MOONLIGHTING, MINIMUM ADEQUATE FAMILY INCOME, TEACHERS' SALARIES AS AGAINST THOSE IN OTHER OCCUPATIONS, AND POTENTIAL EARNING POWER. THE AVERAGE ANNUAL INCOME OF ALL TEACHERS IN THE UNITED STATES DURING 1966-67 WAS $6,820, BELOW THAT OF MOST INDUSTRIAL, TECHNICAL, AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES. IN THE 50 LARGEST…

This analytical study of teacher migration in Michigan was conducted in an effort to understand better the complexities of the problem of teacher supply and demand. The major purposes of the study were to (1) generate a research design and an index capable of the analysis of substantial data about the turnover behavior of teachers; (2) acquire…

This report is one of three companion reports of the results of a study on merit pay and incentive plans for teachers, and for administrators and support personnel as well. The data in these studies are reported separately by four school system enrollment groups (large, medium, small, and very small) and, in many tables, by eight geographic…