Reviews the history of tenure and post-tenure review, the theory of total quality management (TQM), the role of TQM in higher education, and finally how TQM can be implemented and even supported by tenure and post-tenure programs. Suggests institutional changes so that tenure, post-tenure review, and TQM can work compatibly together. (EV)

Describes the well-established pre- and post-tenure evaluation of faculty at the University of California. All faculty are reviewed every two to four years by department colleagues, the dean, and a campus faculty committee. Although the process poses a substantial workload, faculty and administrators regard it as crucial to maintaining a…

Considers four themes related to peer and post-tenure review of college faculty: (1) post-tenure review as a summative moment in a cycle of formative occasions; (2) the post-tenure period as characterized by flux and change; (3) the post-tenure period as one of crisis in intellectual growth; (4) peer collaboration and review of teaching as…

Describes how Peter Berkowitz, well known for his caustic political commentary, sued Harvard after it denied his tenure bid. As the first professor ever to take the institution to court for such a denial, Berkowitz has incurred disdain; supporters say he simply follows through on what he believes and expects others to do so. (EV)

A professor who uses a stop-the-clock policy cannot be certain that his or her total work output will be evaluated as if he or she had a normal probationary period. (Contains 1 table.)

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…

The Instructional Improvement Questionnaire has been used for three years to obtain student ratings of teaching effectiveness. Research has shown that the questionnaire is a reliable instrument and that the faculty using it consider their rating to be an accurate indication of their effectiveness. (Author)

A model for the systematic assessment of the performance of college faculty members developed from work at Washington State University and the University of Nevada is presented. Matrices for scoring performance, activities, and achievements in the areas of teaching, scholarly activities, and service are provided. An illustrative scoring protocol…

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…

This paper describes the approach taken at the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) for the evaluation of its faculty in conjunction with the OIT administrator evaluation methods. A set of Annual Faculty Objectives (AFO) are established by both faculty and department chairmen. They review divisional and departmental goals and agree on specific…

This paper discusses resolution three passed in 1974 by the Conference on College Composition and Communication at Anaheim, which states,"...all retention and tenure decisions...be securely based on a thorough, balanced, and professional evaluation of teaching competence..." A system developed by the author which approaches the spirit of this…

This model for evaluating the professional activities of university professors is based on: (1) a systematic process for reporting their activities; and (2) discrepancy evaluation--the comparison of goals and objectives with outcomes. The model assesses a professor's activity in ten categories--teaching; student evaluations; research, creative…

The present study was designed to assess the effects of a combination of feedback and personal consultations using college student evaluations on faculty performance. Student evaluation feedback and personal consultations were conducted at least a semester before any follow-up data was gathered. The results indicate that providing computerized…

This paper investigates the student characteristics that underlie high and low ratings of different aspects of an undergraduate course in educational psychology. Four hundred sixty students were given a number of inventories, scales, and surveys and a 22-item rating instrument covering course content, methods of instruction, and instructor.…

A 4-week Sequenced Peer Teaching program for experienced faculty members of Ohlone College (California) was designed to bring faculty together for the development and/or improvement of teaching. The program included the teaching of a sequence of assignments by individual participants to a class of peers. The teaching was video-taped and replayed…