The Efficacy of Portfolios for Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development: Do They Make a Difference?

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 572-602

  Tucker, Pamela D ^a   Stronge, James H ^b   Gareis, Christopher R ^b   Beers, Carol S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c Williamsburg James City Co Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Portfolio; Professional development; Teacher evaluation; Teacher performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342528474     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X03257304     Document Type: Article

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