Correlates student assessment of teaching effectiveness and a measure of learning, and concludes that if how much students learn is considered to be a major component of good teaching, it must be concluded that good teaching is not validly measured by student evaluations in their present form'' because the students who learned the most rated…

Teacher performance evaluations should be teaching learning centered; planned and continuous; cooperatively designed and implemented. (Author/AF)

A linear regression function is developed for use in a classification procedure. The procedure is applied to faculty merit review data, resulting in an interpretable regression function and within-sample classifications as good as a four-funtion discriminant analysis. (Author/BW)

The author argues that nursing faculty need more than a Ph.D. to be considered scholars in the field. A discussion of technical versus professional education in nursing is presented along with an examination of faculty rules for promotion and tenure in schools of nursing. (CT)

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

Institutional support that recognizes and reimburses faculty for their nursing expertise and time must be provided. A plan to develop a reimbursement program is described, including task force appointment, faculty discussion, plan development, institutional legitimation, and individual implementation. (CT)

Programs are described for the construction and analysis of student evaluation questionnaires and rating scales that are custom-designed for individual course instructors. Minor modifications would permit the use of these programs for other kinds of questionnaires and rating scales as well as for achievement tests. (Author)

Examined the influence of beliefs and expectations on the first-year implementation of posttenure review in one state system. Findings indicate that beliefs and expectations concerning posttenure review's origins, purposes, and usefulness strongly influenced participants' experience of the process, as well as posttenure review's affect on…

Examines Ernest Boyer's 1990 Carnegie report, "Scholarship Reconsidered," as a "tipping point"--a critical turning point in what is fundamentally valued and rewarded in the scholarly work of faculty members. Gives special attention to the scholarship of teaching and the scholarship of engagement. (EV)

A national survey of the perceptions of chief academic officers and faculty representatives at U.S. graduate institutions regarding post-tenure review policy and practice suggests that such practices have been more symbol management than substance and more response to the rhetoric of accountability than intent to affect faculty status. (Author/EV)

Reviews attempts of the academic theater community to develop a system to assess creative activity as a legitimate component for promotion and tenure decisions. (MM)

Describes a narrative-based teacher evaluation program that includes (1) critical reflection upon a teaching or learning experience; (2) collaborative interpretation with a supervisor; (3) selection of professional goals based on the insights derived; (4) determination of ways to monitor progress toward these goals; and (5) written evaluation by…