Faculty members of small universities should be judged by their teaching ability, not by their publications. (Author)

Summarizes a study of full-time library faculty of Canadian graduate library schools in terms of country of origin, citizenship, age, education and experience, publications and research, and draws comparisons with previous research. (CWM)

Attempts to define and enunciate the purposes of a process for the development of an acceptable faculty evaluation program. (Author/RK)

The academic profession, whose responsibilities and standards are less clearly defined than those of other learned professions, stands in need of fresh and continuing reflection on its role, suggests the author. (Editor/LBH)

Discusses the use of post-tenure review to help preserve the tenure system at colleges and universities, focusing on the use of such reviews to encourage faculty development and productivity, ensure faculty control over the review system, and help marginal faculty improve their performance. (MDM)

Presents guidelines that deal with digital media and the hiring, reappointment, tenure, and promotion processes. Notes that these guidelines are designed to help departments and faculty members implement effective evaluation procedures. Concludes when institutions seek work with digital media, and faculty members express interest in it, the…

Reviews efforts to create and introduce measures to quantify the quality and scholarship of teaching by faculty in veterinary medicine. (EV)

A social sciences paradigm for defining "wicked problems," which are aggressive but not clearly defined, is applied to the evaluation of college instruction. It is proposed that the construct is useful in planning for college faculty evaluation procedures and that prompt action is needed. (MSE)

Psychometric considerations that must be addressed in planning a faculty evaluation system for higher education are discussed. Constructing a framework for evaluation is reviewed through the example of evaluation of instructional competence, research productivity, and professional service. (SLD)

Presents a round-robin technique (in which each faculty member is evaluated by all the others in a single session) developed by a small, highly specialized faculty group to meet a new peer evaluation requirement. Notes that this technique does not require classroom observation, but still provides comprehensive and useful critiques. (SR)

Presents recommendations of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education Task Force, addressing the issue of faculty workload. Suggests several questions to form the basis for discussions on this issue. (MM)

This study examined the relative importance of teaching, research, and institutional service, as well as the emphasis placed by administrators upon performance factors within teaching, research, and service. It also compared evaluation practices of departments of management with those of other departments within the typical business school. (JOW)

Presents a case study of an unsafe situation in a science laboratory and its administrative consequences. Discusses issues related to laboratory safety and faculty evaluation. (JRH)

Responses from 208 of 663 business school deans showed, in applying new accreditation standards of American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business to 3 faculty evaluation factors, there is change in favor of perceived importance of teaching. Accredited institutions rate teaching less important than intellectual contributions. Mission emphasis…

The debate over opening Ohio public college and university faculty tenure and promotion documents to the public, mandated by the state supreme court, is examined with reference to specific cases and decisions. Concerns are for the integrity of the faculty evaluation process and the maintenance of academic values. (MSE)