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Agatucci, Cora; Ahern, Gloria; Mays, Ken; McCown, Jack; Sequeira, Mike – 1995
This document provides the peer evaluation guidelines for Central Oregon Community College (COCC). It begins by identifying the goals of the peer team: to maintain and strengthen the quality of instruction at COCC; establish strong collegial ties among faculty members; offer positive suggestions to them for improvement as teachers; and evaluate…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Community Colleges, Educational Quality, Evaluation Criteria
Haskell, Robert E. – 1998
Despite a history of conflicting research on its reliability and validity, student evaluation of faculty (SEF) has typically not been viewed as an infringement on academic freedom; it has generally been taken for granted that SEF is appropriate and necessary. However, informal and reasoned analyses of the issue indicate that because SEF is used…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Evaluation Problems, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Evaluation
Forrest, Linda; And Others – 1993
This paper uses the integration of the disciplines of counseling psychology and teacher education in their work in Professional Development Schools (PDS) as a model to generate recommendations for restructuring schools, colleges, and departments of education (SCDE). Because the involvement of counseling psychologists in PDS has created a win/win…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Conflict Resolution, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Role
Napa Valley Community Coll. District, Napa, CA. – 1988
The collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Trustees of the Napa Valley Community College District and the Napa Valley College Faculty Association/California Teachers Association/National Education Association is presented. This contract, in effect from June 1988 through July 1989, deals with the following topics: bargaining agent…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Contracts
Walker, Robert; Poythress, Jacque – 1986
In 1986, after 2 years of preparation for merger, DeKalb Community College (DCC) became part of the University System of Georgia. One of the most important issues to be resolved before the merger was the development of the criteria for establishing a faculty ranking system and its implementation. In addition to determining minimum qualifications…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Boards of Education, College Administration, College Faculty
Whitman, Neal A.; Cockayne, Thomas W. – 1984
A handbook to help faculty plan and implement the evaluation of medical school courses is presented. Seven steps necessary to planning a course evaluation are specified: identify users and needs, ask specific questions, indicate how questions will be answered, select and/or design instruments, consider ethical issues, collect and analyze data, and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Committees, Course Evaluation, Department Heads
Levinson, Judith L.; Menges, Robert J. – 1979
Research on instructional improvement interventions for college teachers is reviewed and implications for practice are briefly considered. Attention is directed to both the methodological soundness of the program evaluations and the findings of the studies. Interventions to assist faculty to change their teaching attitudes, roles, or activities…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation, Higher Education
Western Michigan Univ., Kalamazoo. – 1977
The collective bargaining agreement between the Western Michigan University (WMU) and the WMU chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: recognition of chapter; management and chapter rights; anit-discrimination and affirmative action; personnel files; grievance…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrator Evaluation, Affirmative Action, Arbitration
Smith, Milton L. – 1981
In spring 1981, a study was conducted to determine the status of part-time faculty in private, two-year colleges. Presidents at 84 church-related colleges, 76 independent, non-profit colleges, and 10 independent, profit colleges were asked to provide information on the number of part-time faculty employed; the increase or decrease in part-time…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Faculty, Employment Practices, Faculty Evaluation
Patton, Carl V. – 1979
The impact of early retirement plans and career change on the professional and personal lives of professors and on the manpower and fiscal structures of the universities they serve is examined. The book is based on more than 50 accounts of academics who took early retirement options and a comprehensive review of incentive programs for early…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Age Discrimination, Career Change, Career Counseling
Ishler, Richard E. – 1981
Policies and procedures for retrenchment used at Emporia State University, Kansas, are identified to serve as a model for other colleges and the universities. The procedures are as follows: When a formal, institution-wide program of retrenchment appears necessary, the president will inform the faculty senate when such action is to be initiated and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, College Governing Councils, College Presidents
Schurr, George M. – 1979
Considerations regarding the establishment of a code of ethics for academics are discussed. All professions, not just academicians, are being asked to specify what it is that they contribute to society and to demonstrate that they are contributing it and not just satisfying their own interests. A code explicitly delimits the responsibility and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Codes of Ethics, College Faculty
JOHNSON, BYRON LAMAR – 1964
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COLLEGE FROM THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE COMPLETION OF THE 1ST YEAR OF CLASSES IS DISCUSSED. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, STAFF PERSONNEL, STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES, FINANCE, PLANT AND FACILITIES, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND RELATIONSHIPS ARE CONSIDERED IN INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS, EACH CONSISTING OF TWO PARTS--(1) A…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Buildings, College Buildings, College Planning
de Winter Hebron, C. C. – 1977
An attempt to adapt the U.S.-based IDEA (Instructional Development by Evaluation and Assessment) system to Great Britain is described. This widely-used method of faculty evaluation based on student ratings was pioneered by Kansas State University. Among the features of IDEA are the following: it relates student perceptions of teacher behavior to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Evaluation
Jones, Vernon A. – 1980
Historical information concerning Centres of Excellence in British Universities and the concept of excellence in relation to the roles and functions of the universities, the elements of excellence, and equality are considered. The term "centre of excellence" may be applied to an institution or department that has successfully specialized…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Administration, College Role, Departments
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