Moonlighting, an employment practice where individuals work outside of their primary job, is popular within the public education sector. Using data from the National Center for Education Statistics Schools and Staffing Survey, this study examined both the characteristics and motivations of public school teachers across moonlighting categories.…

In the post-Soviet period there has been a substantial change in the character of employment of the teaching personnel at state universities in Russia. There has been a decline in the percentage of the instructors on full salary, distribution by age groups is becoming more uniform, and the qualifications structure is changing. There is a…

A sample of 4,100 Oklahoma teachers was surveyed to clarify the extent and impact of moonlighting, defined as earning any income beyond the contractual teaching salary. Of the 1,103 teachers returning the mailed questionnaires, 44 percent engaged in moonlighting within the school system, 31.4 percent had jobs evenings and weekends, 41.5 percent…

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…

This descriptive survey report analyzes data from a nationally representative sample of public school teachers. The first section of the report compares teachers who moonlight during the school year or who moonlight during the summer recess with, respectively, those teachers who do not moonlight during the school year or do not moonlight during…

The study represents a decade of research on Texas teachers' morale and moonlighting habits. It has been repeated biannually since 1980. The average Texas teacher is a 43 year-old female, making $26,161 salary, married with a working spouse, has a bachelor's degree, is not the major breadwinner, teaches in a suburban district, has 15.4 years of…

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…

Perspectives on the use of adjunct faculty are provided by the Chancellor of Indiana University at Kokomo. Colleges can call upon adjunct faculty to offer courses that would not ordinarily be offered. Adjunct faculty are important in bringing an amount of productivity and experience to degree programs, since they bring expertise in a given…

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 study replicated earlier state-wide studies of Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas teachers with a current sample of Alabama teachers. Data from a random sample of 196 teachers in the fall of 1988 revealed that more than one-third of the state's teachers are seriously considering leaving the profession. They cite inadequate pay as their major…

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 groups of teachers from large urban school district in Florida were compared in terms of demographic variables, work-related attitudes and perceptions, and reactions to conditions in their work environment. Results indicated those who moonlighted were reliably distinguished from those who did not by demographic characteristics and work-related…

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…

This report on public and private school teachers presents data on personal characteristics, highest degree earned, years of experience, type of certification, salary and incentives, and nonschool employment. National estimates are provided for all data, and state estimates for public school teachers' highest degree earned, years of experience,…