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Appendix A
Sample Sizes and Nationally Estimated Numbers of Teachers for Variables Analyzed
Special Education
General Education
Sample National Estimate a Sample National Estimate a
Variable Size a Number Col. % Size a Number Col. %
A. Beginning Teachers 1,214 80,742 100% 9,738 610,498 100%
B. Teacher Preparation
1. Traditional teacher prep. 1,022 66,746 83% 9,085 519,818 85%
2. Non-traditional teacher prep. 118 9,735 12% 986 52,625 9%
3. No teacher preparation 74 4,261 5% 881 38,055 6%
C. Certification in MTA
1. Full certification 794 26,768 33% 7,078 460,190 75%
2. Part certification 420 59,973 67% 2,660 150,308 25%
D. Field Assignment
1. In-field 458 32,139 40% 5,759 354,610 59%
2. Out-of-field 756 48,603 60% 3,772 245,192 41%
E. Degree Major
1. Teaching major 981 66,370 82% 6,062 389,642 64%
2. Other major 233 14,372 18% 3,676 220,855 36%
F. Degree Level
1. Masters or higher 368 25,291 31% 1,958 128,252 21%
2. Bachelors or lower 846 55,451 69% 7,780 482,246 79%
G. Entry Timing
1. Recent graduate 565 38,317 47% 3,837 243,835 40%
2. Delayed entrant 649 42,425 53% 5,901 366,663 60%
H. School Minority Enrollment
1. Low minority 317 20,570 26% 2,395 132,883 22%
2. High minority 290 22,071 27% 2,430 162,882 27%
I. Teachers Union
1. Member 862 58,021 72% 5,869 450,217 74%
2. Not member 352 22,721 28% 3,869 60,280 26%
J. School Type
1. Regular public 1,159 66,401 99% 8,342 602,337 99%
2. Public charter 55 431 1% 1,396 8,160 1%
K. Employment Status
1. Regular/Full-time 1,080 71,160 88% 8,889 562,502 92%
2. Irreg./Part-time 134 9,581 12% 849 47,995 8%
Note: Data from the 1999-2000 Schools and Staffing Survey for public school teachers, National Center for
Education Statistics, USDE.
a The sample size is the number of first-time teachers in the U.S. interviewed by SASS. This sample was then used as
the basis to estimate the number of teachers nationally for each level of each variable analyzed.
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