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Shawna Cox; Aaron Gilary; Svetlana Mosina; Jennifer Rhea; Dillon Simon; Teresa Thomas; Chenping Zhang; Maura Spiegelman – National Center for Education Statistics, 2024
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) sponsors the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education in order to collect data on public and private schools, principals, and teachers in the United States. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the survey for NCES. The NTPS provides data on the…
Descriptors: Teachers, Principals, Elementary Secondary Education, Administrators
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Tourkin, Steven; Thomas, Teresa; Swaim, Nancy; Cox, Shawna; Parmer, Randall; Jackson, Betty; Cole, Cornette; Zhang, Bei – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on behalf of the United States Department of Education in order to collect extensive data on American public and private elementary and secondary schools. SASS provides data on the characteristics and qualifications of teachers and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Public Schools, Private Schools
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1994
This binder contains the questionnaires used by the Bureau of the Census to conduct the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and the Teacher Followup Survey (TFS) for the National Center for Education Statistics. SASS is a mail survey of teachers, principals, and other administrators. TFS is a mail survey administered one year after the SASS to a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Census Figures, Mail Surveys, National Surveys
Boe, Erling E. – 1996
The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and the Teacher Followup Survey (TFS) have been administered by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in 1987-88, 1990-92, and 1993-95. The SASS is a large-scale survey of educational institutions in the United States. The TFS is conducted the year following the SASS to obtain more information…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization
Cole, Cornette; Palmer, Randall; Schwanz, Dennis – 1997
This paper presents results of a review of mail survey response literature and provides recommendations for the application of some response-enhancing techniques to the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) of the National Center for Education Statistics. The SASS is an integrated set of surveys sponsored by the NCES and conducted by the Bureau of…
Descriptors: Costs, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 2000
This publication contains the questionnaires used by the U.S. Bureau of the Census to conduct the 1999-2000 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and the Private School Universe Survey (PSS) for the National Center for Education Statistics. SASS is a mail survey of schools, teachers, principals, and school district administrators. The PSS is a data…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mail Surveys, National Surveys, Private Schools
Baker, David P. – 1996
One prospect for the future of the Schools and Staffing Survey of the National Center for Data Collection is to continue in the direction set by its three previous rounds of surveys. Another approach, the one recommended in this paper, is to make the SASS the main vehicle of NCES for organizational information about U.S. schools from kindergarten…
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Jenkins, Cleo R.; Von Thurn, Dawn – 1996
The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The SASS is a set of integrated self-administered surveys designed to obtain national information on all aspects of the school system. The Teacher Listing Form (TLF) is the first in the SASS series. It is sent to the…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Cognitive Psychology, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Kasprzyk, Dan, Ed. – 1997
The 11 papers in this volume were presented at the 1996 American Statistical Association (ASA) meeting in Chicago (Illinois), August 4 through 8. This is the fourth collection of ASA papers of particular interest to users of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) survey data published in the "Working Papers" series. The…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Estimation (Mathematics)
Bushery, John M.; And Others – 1993
The first mail reinterview ever conducted by the Census Bureau was conducted as part of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) of 1991. Because there were some questions about the reliability of items from the 1988 SASS reinterview, the 1991 study was examined by a mail reinterview. The methodology and responses are discussed, and response…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Comparative Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies
Bobbitt, Sharon A. – 1992
The purpose, design, and key findings of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) are discussed. The SASS is a triennial set of unified surveys conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. In conjunction with a teacher follow-up survey, the SASS profiles the nation's elementary school and secondary school teaching force and analyzes…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Trends, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Kasprzyk, Daniel – 1993
A brief overview is provided of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) program of the National Center for Education Statistics, and areas of research or survey evaluation in which work is ongoing or planned are described. The SASS is an integrated system of surveys of public and private schools, school districts, school principals and…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Bandeira de Mello, Victor; Broughman, Stephen P. – 1996
The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) is conducted through questionnaires mailed to teachers, principals, and district administrators in a sample of the nation's public and private schools. First conducted in 1987-88, the SASS is now planned for every 5 years, with a teacher followup 1 year after each SASS. The SASS provides data on the country's…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies, Institutional Characteristics