| Title: | The Accuracy of Teachers' Self-reports on their Postsecondary Education: Teacher Transcript Study, Schools and Staffing Survey |
| Description: | This study is a methodological study designed to determine the best method for obtaining information on teachers' backgrounds. Specifically, two alternative research methodologies will be compared: the collection of teachers' self-reports of their academic qualifications, as provided on survey questionnaires, and the use of teachers' college transcripts. Transcripts are assumed to ultimately provdie the most accurate and complete descriptions of teachers' backgrounds, since they are not subject to potential reporting bias of teachers who may wish to inflate their qualifications, and they provide a degree of detail that might not be possible when dependent on teachers' recall: however, the collection and analysis of transcripts is administratively more complex than the administration of a survey questionnaire. |
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| Cover Date: | July 1994 |
| Web Release: | July 31, 1994 |
| Print Release: | July 31, 1994 |
| Publication #: | NCES 9404 General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Authors: | Bradford Chaney (Westat, Inc.) |
| Type of Product: | Working Paper |
| Working Papers provide preliminary analysis of substantive, technical, and methodological issues. They are works in progress that are presented to promote the sharing of valuable work experience and knowledge. These papers have not undergone a rigorous review for consistency with NCES standards. | |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
High School Transcript Studies (HST) Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) |
| Questions: |
For questions about the content of this Working Paper, please contact: Kerry J. Gruber. |
