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Graham, Shawna; Parmer, Randall; Chambers, Lisa; Tourkin, Steven; Lyter, Deanna M. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
The Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS) is sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education and is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. TFS is a follow-up survey of selected elementary and secondary school teachers who participated in the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). SASS is the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teaching (Occupation)
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Boe, Erling E.; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1996
This paper provides data on supply and demand for special education teachers from a national probability sample of 46,599 public school teachers from the 1990-91 Schools and Staffing Survey. In comparison with general education, there was a greater percentage demand in special education, and special education filled a higher percentage of open…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Public Schools
Boe, Erling E.; And Others – 1995
This study used existing databases to analyze, from a national perspective, the specific components of retention, transfer, and attrition of special education teachers (SETs) in comparison with general education teachers (GETs). The study used data from the 1990-1991 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and the 1992 Teacher Followup Survey (TFS).…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility, Labor Turnover
Boe, Erling E. – 1990
The role of survey data in assessing teacher supply, demand, and shortage is illustrated through a description of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) of the National Center for Education Statistics. This survey exemplifies a method that involves: (1) a sample survey; (2) representative surveys; (3) cross-sectional surveys; and (4) comprehensive…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Ingersoll, Richard M.; And Others – 1995
This report deals with the supply of and demand for elementary and secondary school teachers in the United States, using data from the Schools and Staffing Survey of the National Center for Education Statistics. There is considerable concern over whether the United States will experience shortages of teachers in the coming years as student…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Labor Turnover
Boe, Erling E.; Cook, Lynne H.; Bobbitt, Sharon A.; Weber, Anita L. – 1996
This study used existing databases to analyze, from a national perspective, the turnover of special education teachers (SETs) at the district level due to district migration, teaching field transfer, and exit attrition. The study also investigated district retention of SETs as a function of district location and teacher experience. The study used…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility, Labor Turnover
Boe, Erling E.; And Others – 1996
This research analyzed the yield of degree graduates from teacher preparation programs for the national teaching force in public schools. Estimates were obtained for the percentage of such graduates who: (1) entered public school teaching soon after graduation; (2) delayed entering public school teaching for one or more years after graduation; and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Graduates, Degrees (Academic), Elementary Secondary Education
Choy, Susan P.; And Others – 1992
The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) is an integrated study of public and private schools, school districts, principals, and teachers. The survey was first conducted in the 1987-88 school year, again in 1990-91, and will be repeated at 3-year intervals. The 1987-88 sample consisted of 56,000 teachers in 9,300 public schools and 11,000 teachers…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies, National Surveys
Rollefson, Mary; And Others – 1994
This issue brief uses data from the 1987-88 and 1990-91 Schools and Staffing Survey to examine the various sources on which schools depend to meet the increasing demand for new hires to teaching. There are four sources of newly hired teachers: new college graduates, college graduates who pursued other activities before entering teaching (delayed…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Statistics
Arnold, Carolyn L.; And Others – 1993
An important purpose of the Schools and Staffing Survey of 1987-88 and the Teacher Followup Survey was to provide data useful for analyzing teacher demand and supply. This report summarizes the important issues related to teacher supply and demand; presents descriptive statistics on supply and demand; and develops and tests multivariate models to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies, Goodness of Fit