A survey of 265 business faculty members sought information about the faculty evaluation systems in use at their institutions, measured respondents' attitude toward the system, and collected basic information about the institution. Results indicate a strong correlation between type of evaluation system and faculty satisfaction or dissatisfaction.…

Examines the rates of faculty advancement during the formative years of the University of California at Santa Cruz. Found a significant relationship between faculty advancement and quality teaching, in addition to the usual relationship with length of service and publications. (JOW)

Offers a definition of scholarship and service that might be used by an industrial education department chairperson and/or faculty to evaluate productivity and identifies acceptable products for each criterion. (JOW)

Surveyed administrative staff at the University of Bradford about their perceptions of the process of performance appraisal. Found that there are several inconsistencies and misperceptions that need to be addressed. (EV)

Four conceptual issues (theoretical definition of performance, level of analysis, constituencies, and time) and four measurement issues (selecting properties, standards, and indicators, and comparing performance to standards) were used to study faculty performance in higher education. Implications are addressed. (Author/MLW)

A survey of 209 family/consumer sciences administrators received 116 replies; 50 used peer input in faculty evaluation. Advantages included identification of strengths and weaknesses, collegiality, democratic process, and mentoring for younger faculty. Limitations included the following: requires time, could be divisive, can be perfunctory, is too…

This article describes a program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to provide faculty with an opportunity to undertake substantive peer review of a course. Suggestions for improving the implementation of peer review of teaching as well as some likely future directions for peer interactions are also included. (JM)

Four issues seem to be at the heart of improving the evaluation of college teaching: defining faculty roles and expectations, understanding teachers and teaching contexts, meeting the multiple demands placed on teaching evaluations and the need for better use of evaluation in faculty development. (JM)

Background: The Approaches to Teaching Inventory (ATI) is structured as two main scales, reflecting a teacher-centred information-transmission approach versus a student-centred conceptual-change approach, each subdivided into intention and strategy subscales. Its use in higher education investigations is increasing and, by default, it is assuming…

A "student evaluation of instruction" survey instrument applicable to team teaching was designed and administered to a pilot group of 27 students enrolled in Alvin Junior College (Texas) nursing courses during the 1974-75 academic year. Statements on the survey form were divided into three segments: those dealing with team preparation for…

Discusses a study to determine (1) criteria used in industrial and vocational education programs for evaluating faculty for tenure and promotion, (2) ways those criteria are weighted in the process, and (3) perceptions of department heads regarding the congruence of written policies with actual practices. (JOW)

Results from pretest and pilot programs of student evaluation of teacher performance at Chulalongkorn University are presented. Student responses were analyzed, identifying the four dimensions of teaching method, teacher-student relationship, text/materials, and evaluation/feedback. (Author/MT)

Analyzed the curriculum vitae (CV) of 117 applicants for the position of assistant professor of psychology to yield four cross-validated factors. Comparisons of the results with those of four years ago indicated considerable stability of the factors. Scholarly publications remain an important factor. (JAC)

Describes a questionnaire survey which identified the contributions of geographers in four-year undergraduate geography departments. Lists of the top 20 departments for the following 11 variables are included: geography enrollment, impact within institution, geography majors, training for graduate school, articles, chapters, books, papers,…

A survey of more than 20 institutions of higher education worldwide revealed that while research is still rewarded more than teaching, recognition of high-quality teaching is growing in importance. (EV)