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Download full textShawna 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
Direct linkMcGraner, Kristin L.; Robbins, Daniel – English Education, 2010
Although many research questions in English education demand the use of qualitative methods, this paper will briefly explore how English education researchers and doctoral students may use statistics and quantitative methods to inform, complement, and/or deepen their inquiries. First, the authors will provide a general overview of the survey areas…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis
Burns, Shelley, Ed.; Wang, Xiaolei, Ed.; Henning, Alexandra, Ed. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Since its inception, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has been committed to the practice of documenting its statistical methods for its customers and of seeking to avoid misinterpretation of its published data. The reason for this policy is to assure customers that proper statistical standards and techniques have been observed,…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Data Processing, Statistical Data, Data Collection
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
Kalton, Graham; Winglee, Marianne; Krawchuk, Sheila; Levine, Daniel – Education Statistics Quarterly, 2000
Reviews research on the quality of data from the various components of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) to identify gaps in knowledge and establish priorities for future research. Also provides information about the survey design and data collection procedures. This information should help users determine how much confidence to place in…
Descriptors: Data Collection, National Surveys, Needs Assessment, Research Design
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
Lin, Zeng; Gardner, Dianne – Planning and Changing, 2006
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the usefulness of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), for the comparative analysis of alumni teachers. This article shows how SASS can be used as an evaluative tool by any institution that wants to appraise its alumni in comparison to those of its parallel institutions for the purposes of…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Teacher Effectiveness, Benchmarking, Alumni
Jenkins, Cleo R.; Wetzel, Angela-Jo – 1995
The two papers in this volume are two parts of a report on the results of the 1991-92 Teacher Follow-up Survey Reinterview and Extensive Reconciliation, a follow-up to the Schools and Staffing Survey. Part 1 (three-fourths of the report), "The Results of the 1992 Teacher Follow-up Survey Reinterview and Extensive Reconciliation,"…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics), Followup Studies, Interviews
Smith, Wray; Ghosh, Dhiren; Chang, Michael – 1997
This technical report provides an updated assessment of the problem of optimizing the periodicity of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). Making use of data from three rounds of SASS data collection (for school years 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94), the report extends and updates the preliminary findings and interim assessments that were…
Descriptors: Costs, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Models
Rollefson, Mary – 1998
This paper proposes a framework for discussing the objectives and content of the next Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) in school year 1999-2000. The framework focuses on school reform and the information SASS can collect to inform the United States about school reform efforts. Major reform agenda and expert opinion are reviewed, and the issues…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, 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
Stodolsky, Susan S. – 1996
This paper addresses issues related to the possible inclusion of items in the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) to measure instructional practices and teaching effectiveness. The SASS is a national survey of schools and teachers conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. This report explores the purposes that can be served by…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Kaufman, Phillip – 1996
This paper considers the feasibility of linking a student data sample with the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) teacher and administrative data. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has from time to time considered linking their student-based elementary and secondary surveys to the school- and teacher-based surveys. Speculation on…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases
Cole, Cornette; Schwanz, Dennis J. – 1998
This document contains two papers related to the 1993-94 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). The first paper documents some of the problems that were encountered during student sample selection and the methods used to resolve those problems. It also provides some suggestions to alleviate some of the problems in future SASS studies. Significant…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Structure, National Surveys
Chaney, Bradford – 1994
A study was conducted to determine the best method for obtaining information on teachers' backgrounds for the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). Two alternative methodologies were compared: the collection of teachers' self-reports of their academic qualifications and the use of their college transcripts. While transcripts are assumed to provide…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Bias, Data Collection, Educational Attainment
