Describes a specified procedure for faculty self-appraisal based on setting reasonable goals, identifying evaluation resources, and selecting appropriate self-evaluation tools. (JOW)

A survey of 588 full-time tenure-track faculty indicated that two-thirds were involved in outreach; the quality of outreach activities should be judged by their effectiveness in meeting needs; and multiple measures should be used. Concerns included barriers to outreach participation and determination of what constitutes excellence. (SK)

Article attempted to define how a college or university is Catholic in practice. (Author/RK)

The key to tenure is evaluation; this paper is the result of dissatisfaction with the basic pattern of evaluation that prevails throughout California. The present Quality Control Model of Faculty Development is widespread, deeply entrenched, and grounded on assumptions and premises that are limited, obsolete, and contrary to the interests of…

This annotated bibliography on student evaluation of faculty contains articles published between 1965 and 1970. The 107 articles are divided into the following categories: surveys; factor analytic surveys (usually authors of these studies address themselves to different questions than do authors of non-factor analytic surveys); experiments (in…

This is a review of the literature surrounding the development of techniques for, and changes in professional attitudes toward, the evaluation of community college faculty in their instructional role. Discussion focuses on the purpose, criteria, and process of evaluation. In discussing the purposes of evaluation, the author deals with teacher…

This document is divided into three sections: a rationale and plan for faculty evaluation, professional data outline, and criterion for faculty evaluation. The first section develops a rationale for evaluation and indicates three levels of assessing performance: proficiency, competence and incompetence. The professional data outline indicates…

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.…

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)

Ways are discussed for making faculty assessment an integral part of a department. Suggestions relate to developing career plans, specifying goals, identifying skills, conducting regular reviews, and locating assessment within the departmental and institutional culture. Guidelines and procedures are illustrated with sample letters and third-year…

Because the role of university supervisor of student teachers differs from that of the typical on-campus instructor, the evaluation of university supervisors for tenure and promotion is often difficult. One criteria for tenure and promotion universally accepted in academe is that of teaching expertise. The authors designed an evaluation form that…

Many independent schools are now devising or revising procedures for assessing the performance of their teaching staffs. How can they make sure that their evaluation programs will be fair to the teacher and useful to the school and the community? Discusses some common pitfalls in faculty evaluation programs. (Author/RK)

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)