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Peer reviewedBrown, Marilyn K. – Research in Higher Education, 1989
A major research university's recently developed process for systematic evaluation of nonacademic units is described, and the steps in its development and implementation are outlined: review of literature on organizational effectiveness; survey of peer institutions; development of guidelines for review; and implementation in several campus units.…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Organizational Effectiveness
Peer reviewedBejar, Isaac I. – Research in Higher Education, 1975
Concludes that there has been an increase of student ratings of faculty performance, as well as in the frequency with which results are used in decisions concerning faculty. Research on the rating instruments does not seem to have kept pace with the decisions that are based on the rating instruments. (Editor/PG)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Faculty
Peer reviewedAdams, Arvil V.; Krislov, Joseph – Research in Higher Education, 1978
Using the quartile deviation of faculty salary data as a measure of institutional quality, the authors ranked the 138 major universities designated by AAUP as Class I institutions. Since the results were similar to other ranking systems and salary data are readily available, it is argued that studies of salaries hold promise as measures of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedLayne, Benjamin H.; DeCristoforo, Joseph R.; McGinty, Dixie – Research in Higher Education, 1999
At a large university, faculty ratings in five academic areas were collected from two groups of students using paper-and-pencil or electronic survey administration. The two modes yielded similar factor patterns, with ratings influenced by academic area but not survey method. Students felt more anonymous using the paper-and-pencil method;…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs
Peer reviewedDelaney, Anne Marie – Research in Higher Education, 1997
Demonstrates how alumni research can be designed to focus program assessment on student outcomes and be responsive to program goals, administrators' policy concerns, faculty instructional values, and professional practice standards. Based on study of 347 teacher education master's degree recipients, the paper presents a conceptual framework and…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Outcomes Assessment, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
