Full Description
Teacher moonlighting has been studied and documented since at least the early 1960s, and yet it can be easily argued that the phenomenon is still not understood. Teachers moonlight in higher numbers than other professions, and yet while most teachers claim that they do it for the money, increases in their compensation have not reduced the practice.
By the Light of the Silvery Moon is the first book to provide a thorough review of the research on the topic, looking deeply into the intricate workings of a profession that is at least imperiled or, in the best of scenarios, a profession that is transition. Teachers play a critical role in society, so teaching needs to be a sustainable profession where teachers may still moonlight, but the opportunities to expand the status as well as the content and context of their work are unlimited. This book will fill an important gap in the literature by bringing together the research and situating it within a broader conversation about teachers' work.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Richard Wisniewski
Introduction: Those Who Can, Teach...and Work Two Jobs by Eleanor J. Blair
Section One: Teacher Moonlighting: Studied and Still Misunderstood
1. Shedding Light on the Dark Side of Teacher Moonlighting by Jeffrey A. Raffel & Lance R. Groff
2. A Study of Moonlighting by Public School Teachers by Doyne M. Smith & Bernice Cooper
3. Teacher Moonlighting: Interviews with Physical Educators by Jacqueline A. Williams
4. Teacher Moonlighting: An Unstudied Phenomenon by Richard Wisniewski & Paul Kleine
Section Two: Teacher Moonlighting IS Teachers' Work
5. Gender Differences in Multiple Jobholding: Moonlighting among Teachers by Stephen C. Betts
6. Moonlighting and Morale: The Impact on Educators Who Moonlight and How Classroom Teaching Suffers by Sharon Brown, Sam L. Sullivan, & Bob Maninger
7. Characteristics and Working Conditions of Moonlighting Teachers: Evidence from the 2011-2012 Schools and Staffing Survey by Paul G. Fitchett, Tina L. Heafner, & Susan B. Harden
Section Three: Teacher Moonlighting in the 21st Century: An Old Wine in a New Bottle
8. Teacher Moonlighting: The Good, the Bad, and the Possible by Stephen P. Gordon & Janis Newby Parham
9. New Moon: Teacher Moonlighting in the Digital Age by Rick Hartsell & Sarah Hunt-Barron
10. I'm a Sinner, I'm a Saint: A Teacher's Perspective on Moonlighting in the Nightlife Industry by Cara Kronen
11. Sabriya and Me: An Essential Conversation about the Nontraditional Teacher Professional and a Life of Teacher Moonlighting by Hilton Kelly
12. Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here? by Eleanor J. Blair
Contributors
