The main aim of this study is to analyze the perceptions of educators concerning the execution of managerial processes in elementary schools and to study whether there is significant difference about the opinions of educators according to their gender. The study was carried out in elementary schools located around Guzelyurt City in Turkish…

The selection of a programming language for introductory courses has long been an informal process involving faculty evaluation, discussion, and consensus. As the number of faculty, students, and language options grows, this process becomes increasingly unwieldy. As it stands, the process currently lacks structure and replicability. Establishing a…

A study of tenure in schools of nursing found that tenure policies are generally determined by the parent institution and do not meet the current needs of nursing education. (JOW)

Based on analysis of faculty responses and review of other studies, argues that externally mandated posttenure review has failed in its primary objective to motivate the faculty to improve quality and quantity. Asserts that for it to become an effective policy intervention, faculty and administrators must devise processes that deliver meaningful…

Results of a national survey of marketing department heads (n=142) indicate that few marketing departments have formalized the development and communication of research performance standards to faculty. Guidelines and methods to accomplish those procedures most efficiently were proposed. (Author/JOW)

This study adopted Jarzabkowski's (2005) qualitative, activity-based strategy as practice method to investigate leadership and management of interdisciplinary work. Interviews were conducted with 10 academics in Australia and the United Kingdom. Challenges raised by leaders of academic work can be grouped at various levels according to which…

A questionnaire was designed to discover and describe the criteria and methods used in promoting and retaining dance faculty at colleges offering both graduate and undergraduate degrees in dance. Responses are discussed. (MT)

Discusses publishing in the field of education technology. Topics include publishing as a tool for faculty evaluation; perceptions about publishing; academic versus nonacademic publications; quality versus quantity of scholarly work; refereed status; and journal rankings by academic prestige, general reading, and classroom use. (LRW)

The authors espouse inquiry-based methods of faculty assessment that provide a supportive environment for the faculty member. Effective evaluations also require the study of institutional goals, classroom environments, administrative organization and operations, curricular content, student achievement and the impact of programs on state and…

Discussion of the use of citation indexes for faculty evaluation focuses on potential inequities such as uneven coverage in the discipline of education. Examines Social Sciences Citation Index; and compares its journal selection process with other educational indexing services, including ERIC. (LRW)

Examined the influence of beliefs and expectations on the first-year implementation of posttenure review in one state system. Findings indicate that beliefs and expectations concerning posttenure review's origins, purposes, and usefulness strongly influenced participants' experience of the process, as well as posttenure review's affect on…

A national survey of the perceptions of chief academic officers and faculty representatives at U.S. graduate institutions regarding post-tenure review policy and practice suggests that such practices have been more symbol management than substance and more response to the rhetoric of accountability than intent to affect faculty status. (Author/EV)

Polled business students about their perceptions of the student ratings of faculty. Found that a large majority attest to being objective and serious when completing evaluations, do not believe the evaluations affect teacher advancement although they should, rated instructors with a sense of humor more favorably, and did not rate courses more…

Argues that all models of instructor performance are underdetermined by the data on student evaluation of teaching because decision rules are methodologically flawed. (Contains 53 references.) (PKP)

One hundred sixteen students enrolled at two midwestern universities in neighboring states completed a 28-item Student Perceptions of Evaluations Questionnaire to determine students' attitudes towards the evaluation process. Four central questions to be answered were: (1) Do students understand how evaluations are used? (2) What are students'…