2004-05 Teacher Follow-up Survey Teacher Status Files

Description

Data on the 2004-05 teacher status of interviewed teachers as provided by principals from the 2003-04 SASS school, from the first sampling stage for the 2004-05 Teacher Follow-up Survey. Available as a merge file for the 2003-04 SASS. Documentation on the codes used, the limitations of these data and recommendations for analysis is included as a PDF.

Detailed Methodology

Sample

SASS used a stratified probability sample design to ensure that the samples of schools, principals, teachers, districts, and school library media centers contained sufficient numbers for reliable estimates. Public and private schools were oversampled into groups based on certain characteristics. After schools were stratified and sampled, teachers within the schools were also stratified and sampled based on their characteristics.

Method of Data Collection

Survey (self- or interviewer-administered)

Frequency of Data Collection

Irregular