Analysis of data from the 1993 National Survey of Postsecondary Faculty showed that faculty value teaching over research. At the same time, the explicit reward structure of academe favors research and publication, rewarding "productivity" in these arenas with money and status. Implications of this disconnect between values and rewards…

This study examined shared governance in public, unionized community colleges and creates a national inventory of areas in which faculty participate in governance according to the language of collective-bargaining agreements. The findings suggest that community college faculty are engaged in shared governance in both the traditional academic areas…

This study explored the association between tenure and college faculty productivity by comparing the efficacy of traditional and alternative definitions of faculty productivity and different productivity measurement systems. Specifically, the study addressed how college faculty use their time, how time spent on "scholarly" activities…

The committee of research at the University of San Francisco recognizes that teaching is the primary responsibility and objective of this university. The committee views instruction and research as activities that can be interrelated and mutually enriching within the academic enterprise. It is within this spirit that the current study is…

A survey instrument was designed to ascertain faculty opinion on the faculty evaluation process so that the Academic Senate could make recommendations for future changes. Under the present system faculty must be evaluated every two years, but, within certain guidelines, departmental procedures may vary. A total of 77.3 percent of all faculty and…

Faculty resistance to an annual faculty evaluation system implemented at the University of Northern Colorado was widespread. Four factors characterized faculty members most dissatisfied with the evaluation of their performance: years in service at the university, level of the evaluation, impact on salary, and inconsistency among the evaluators.…

Reports the results of a study which examined the relationship of both student and course characteristics to student rankings of instructors. The 1984 data (n=1,333) showed that 67% of the variation in students' evaluations was explained by instructor-specific variables. Presents detailed regression analysis tables and includes copies of the…

Provides a point-by-point response to the questions raised in Pasnak's review (S0 515 248). Attention is called to design and measurement issues for future research. (Author/JDH)

Results from a two-year study of the individualized contract plan (ICP) approach to faculty evaluation indicate this is a workable method of performance evaluation for allied health faculty. The ICP was found to be individualized, systematic, flexible, and objective. Five major recommendations were made regarding the continued use of the ICP and…

Contrary to beliefs that employment of adjunct faculty may negatively influence classroom quality, this study found that students in an off-campus university program did give higher ratings to regular faculty but evaluated the performance of both groups as strong to outstanding. (Author)

Describes a study that compared the faculty evaluation practices of a sample of occupational therapy (OT) chairpersons with those of a national sample of deans of liberal arts colleges. Discusses significant differences and similarities between the two groups and raises questions about the defensibility of evaluating certain dimensions of OT…

The consistency of ratings between different sections of a course taught in a given semester by the same instructor is examined, and the performance of global and attribute-type instructor rating items are compared. Five samples of physics instructors were rated by their students. (Author/MLW)

A research project was conducted to study the following areas: faculty research and publication programs at colleges of business, rewards for faculty research, publications considered for faculty rewards, quality evaluation of faculty research, and why business deans consider research and publication important. (CT)

Reports results of an instrument designed to discover relationships between student evaluations and faculty evaluations of teaching assistant performance in a large general chemistry program. (CS)

Evaluated key factors motivating students to participate in teaching evaluation. Found that students generally consider an improvement in teaching to be the most attractive outcome. The second most attractive outcome was using teaching evaluations to improve course content and format. Using teaching evaluations for a professor's tenure, promotion,…