A report analyzing U.S. school staffing problems using data from the Schools and Staffing Survey and Teacher Followup Survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. The analysis, authored by Richard M. Ingersoll of California University of Pennsylvania, investigates teacher turnover and job dissatisfaction as primary causes of staffing issues.
Use Cases
- Modeling teacher turnover drivers based on organizational characteristics mentioned in the description
- Analyzing the relationship between teacher job dissatisfaction and staffing problems based on survey data
- Comparing the impact of teacher retirement versus other factors on school staffing based on the report's findings
Strengths
- Data sourced from authoritative national surveys conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics
- Analysis focuses on a specific, policy-relevant issue of teacher turnover and retention
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
Provenance
- Source
- National Center for Education Statistics (Schools and Staffing Survey, Teacher Followup Survey)
- Collection Method
- Survey data collection
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated date is unknown.
- Geography
- United States (likely, based on source institution)