Seven separate areas of faculty evaluation are discussed: student, colleague and self-assessment, student learning, student advising, institutional service, and research and publication. Designed for use by faculty and administrators, this book is intended to serve as a practical resource in developing and upgrading programs for evaluation. Each…

Two student evaluation surveys developed in the United States were administered to a sample of University of Sydney students to determine their applicability in Australia. The Endeavor Instructional Rating Form (Frey et al.) measures seven components of effective teaching that have been demonstrated with the use of factor analysis in several…

A major criticism leveled at professional education faculty appears to be that their elementary or secondary school experience is often outdated and inadequate. The purpose of this study was to explore the validity of this criticism. A questionnaire designed to investigate the qualifications and elementary secondary teaching experience of teacher…

Student and faculty respondents were asked to rate the importance of selected teacher traits in terms of student learning, and to make judgments concerning the value and use of student evaluations of teachers. The results indicate that students and faculty differ somewhat in the importance assigned to some teacher traits, such as "instructor…

The University of Notre Dame developed the Teaching Activity Report in an effort to present professors with meaningful summaries of their individual instructional efforts each semester. Geared to meet the needs of the individual instructors and their superiors, the Teaching Activity Report synthesizes all facets of the individual's instructional…

Statements and documents concerning the criteria and standards used for faculty promotion, retention, and tenure in member institutions were collected by the Deans' Council of the New England Teacher Corps Network. The response presented in this publication is made in the form of a memo to the faculty senate, from the dean of a college of…

The program of faculty development by growth contracting at Gordon College, Massachusetts, is described and evaluated, and a faculty development manual is presented. Under the growth contracting program, each participating faculty member writes a faculty profile that contains an assessment of strengths and weaknesses, a statement of current…

A survey of Adult Basic Education (ABE) students attending class at seventeen learning centers in St. Louis, Missouri, was done to determine if the ABE teaching staff were meeting the felt needs (objectives) of the students. In general, it was found that the program staff has been successful in identifying and meeting the needs of the individual…

Existing data on the status of women, both as students and as members of the full-time teaching staff, are examined. Actions taken, being taken, and being planned by the Ontario universities are also reviewed. It is shown that, in general, women do not participate as fully as students as do men, but there is no evidence at the system level to…

The Montana State University's 1974 faculty handbook outlines the history and scope of the university within the Montana state higher education system. The document details the administrative organization; the faculty organization and operation; personnel policies including appointments, tenure, rank and titles, faculty review, promotions,…

The development and implementation of Saint John's Curriculum and Program Development (C&PD) is reported. The C&PD program is an educational development program in which faculty members, either singly or in groups, prepare proposals for projects or programs they would like to conduct. Each project or program must be related to…

College goals, administrative structure (with organizational chart), faculty personnel policies, and general college policies are included in this faculty handbook. Appendices contain the College Senate Constitution and faculty performance evaluation forms. (JT)

The 1974-75 Faculty Handbook for the University of West Florida provides a description of administrative positions, the functions, policies, and procedures of the university. The document details the professional and ethical relationships of both faculty and administrative personnel; the organization of the university staff including faculty…

Efforts to improve and extend the educational programs of the University of Minnesota take place through a number of mechanisms, some formal, many informal. Among the mechanisms established to provide a formal basis for such efforts are the Small Grants Program of the all-University Council on Liberal Education (CLE), and the University…

This 1975 faculty handbook is designed to provide the university community with a brief but comprehensive review of policies and procedures. Separate handbooks cover policies and procedures for staff and students. Much of the material covered is summarized in a form that does not cover all the details of complex policies or laws. In matters of…