By the Light of the Silvery Moon: Teacher Moonlighting and the Dark Side of Teachers' Work [Paperback]

A 2018 AESA Critics' Choice Award Winner
A 2019 SPE Outstanding Book Award Winner

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 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 Moonis 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 in 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 fills an important gap in the literature by bringing together the research and situating it within a broader conversation about teachers work.

Perfect for courses such as:All undergraduate and graduate Foundations of Education courses, Introduction to Education, History and Philosophy of Education, and Teacher Leadership.

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Richard Wisniewski

Introduction: Those Who Can, Teach...and Work Two Jobsby Eleanor J. Blair

Section One: Teacher Moonlighting: Studied and Still Misunderstood

1. Shedding Light on the Dark Side of Teacher Moonlighting by Jeffreyló+