| This qualitative study investigated
P–12 school administrators’ percep-tions of teacher education candidates’
online digital portfolios for hiring purposes. Over the course of three
semesters, focus group interviews and an online questionnaire gauged
administrators’ perceptions of selected candidates’ portfolios and how
they might be used to help select teachers to hire. Based on preliminary
feedback from administrators, candidates had opportunity to modify their
portfolios each semester. Findings give evidence that administrators will
use digital portfolios as a tool in the hiring process if they can easily
access them, navigation is clear, and items they have traditionally used
are still available. Administrators also viewed online video clips of
candidates as a potentially powerful tool to help in selecting teachers to
hire. |