This investigation is concerned with the extent to which male elementary teachers of San Joaquin County were holding non professional part-time jobs and why.

with the widespread issuance of emergency credentials to elementary teachers in the state of California, much discussion has arisen concerning employment practices in the school districts. It has been asserted that some administrators and governing boards of schools have employed lesser qualified teachers for their districts in order to keep expenses low. It is conceivable that such practice might weaken professional standards and give rise to the employmant of teachers solely on their cost to the district rather than to their qualifications