Quality Profile for SASS
Quality Profile for SASS

Author: Thomas B. Jabine

Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13:

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This profile presents and summarizes available information about the quality of data from the five surveys that comprise the SASS, along with background material on the survey design and procedures for the following: (1) School Survey; (2) School Administrator Survey; (3) Teacher Demand and Shortage Survey; (4) Teacher Survey; and (5) Teacher Followup Survey. After an introduction, the report contains a section for each of the surveys covering frame development and sample selection, data collection and associated errors, and data processing and estimation. Each chapter also includes a section on evaluation of estimates. A final chapter discusses principal sources of error in the SASS surveys. Three exhibits and 37 tables illustrate the discussion and describe survey responses. (SLD)

Teacher Professionalization and Teacher Commitment
Teacher Professionalization and Teacher Commitment

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Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1997-12

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 078814734X

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Examines the relationships between a number of different kinds and examples of teacher professionalization on elementary and secondary teachers in the U.S. and the commitment of teachers to their teaching careers. Summarizes the following characteristics of professions and professionals: credentials, induction, professional development, authority, and compensation. Describes what effect education reformers have expected these traditional characteristics to have on teachers' attitudes, performance, quality, and specifically, their commitment to their careers. Includes both private and public schools. Charts and tables.