Using wage regression equations, this paper examines the wage determination process for educators at the elementary and secondary levels in Oregon. The propositions tested include whether educators are responsive to wage differentials between their teaching jobs and alternative occupations, as well as within the educator labor market, and whether…

To make effective use of teaching talent for a differentiated teaching staff, a four-level structure based on levels of responsibility offers many advantages. Teachers at the top two levels would be hired under 12-month contracts, teachers at the bottom two levels under 10-month contracts. Essential to such a plan would be a maximum salary at the…

This pamphlet is prepared for those professional educators who elect to fulfill an academic program and graduate degree requirements beyond the minimum specified for basic professional certification, seeking advantages of or working with advanced salary classifications. (JD)

The data for this report were collected during a study of documents used by 164 public and 234 nonpublic institutions of higher education that grant the baccalaureate or higher degrees. A review of general characteristics of salary schedules and descriptions of their contents are provided. All but 2 of the institutions reported on structure their…

This report, the most recent of an annual series begun in 1937, offers revised information on State minimum salary laws affecting teachers as of September 1968. The first section of the report summarizes the following information for the 31 States which have minimum salary laws: (1) Year of original adoption of legislation; (2) type and amount of…

This study was designed to seek a solution to a common concern of postsecondary vocational technical institutions in five states, namely, the remuneration of educational personnel. The five states included in the survey had similar characteristics and conditions, and shared the problems of competition for capable staff and the availability of…

A series of multiple regression analyses was used to investigate a salary equity policy in a statewide system of institutions of higher education. Faculty rank, number of publications, and teaching effectiveness were among the variables examined. (JKS)

Examined are the specific differences in the salary reward structures of eight clusters of academic disciplines included in Biglan's three-dimensional model of the academic profession. A total of 1,320 faculty at a large research university responded to the Faculty Activity Analysis questionnaire regarding the time spent in 11 categories of…

The hypothesis of a direct link between institutional pay scales and faculty sex ratios is examined based on HEGIS and AAUP data. Results suggest that eliminating sex bias in faculty pay within individual institutions will not achieve parity for women until higher-paying institutions recruit more women or those with more women upgrade pay scales.…

Salary data gathered from 261 public and 478 private institutions are presented by rank (professor, associate professor, assistant professor, new assistant professor, and instructor) for 47 disciplines. (MSE)

In Malaysia salaries of teachers with certificates from a teacher training college are significantly lower than salaries of teachers with bachelor's degrees. This bifurcation has virtually eliminated upward mobility. Problems are discussed and a program to allow experienced teachers with certificates to pursue a degree is described. (MT)

Summarizes the case of "Winkes vs. Brown University" and interprets its significance in the controversy over whether granting salary increases to women faculty under affirmative action constitutes reverse discrimination against male faculty. (JW)

Data are presented that reflect the relationship between salary and academic discipline, relationships between years in rank and salary, and the academic setting of the college of pharmacy and salary. Increases over the 1974-1975 period are shown, and implications of the statistics are discussed. (LBH)