Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study (BTLS)
BTLS followed a cohort of first-year teachers for 5 years to understand the impact of life events on teacher careers. Participants of all ages who were starting their first year of teaching were recruited in 2007 from across the United States of America to answer the 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). This formed the first wave of data collection for BTLS. In total, over 1,900 teacher participated in the study. Participants were followed up annually for 5 years.
Study design
Cohort - occupational
Number of participants at first data collection
1,990 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2007
Primary Institutions
Census Bureau
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Department of Education
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – phone
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
