Evaluating Faculty Performance

Written by experts in teaching and administration, this guide offers practical, research-based information for faculty members and administrators in search of new approaches for assessing and improving faculty potential. By recognizing that faculty evaluation can be a difficult, time-consuming, and costly process, the authors of <i>Evaluating Faculty Performance</i> have distilled existing evaluation practices into useful recommendations for strengthening the overall system. <p>Offering numerous suggestions for improving evaluation methods, assessing program weaknesses, and avoiding common problems, the book</p> <ul> <li>Examines compelling reasons for developing effective and systematic faculty assessment processes</li> <li>Discusses how to create a climate for positive change by favoring performance counseling over performance evaluation</li> <li>Identifies the essential elements and best practices in assessment, while also revealing what <i>not</i> to do in evaluating performance</li> <li>Explains the value of the professional portfolio in assessment teaching, and offers advice on how to complete a portfolio</li> <li>Outlines key issues, dangers, and benchmarks for success in straightforward language</li> </ul> <p>Included are field-tested forms and checklists that can be used to measure faculty performance in teaching, research, and service. The suggestions for improving faculty assessment are clear and practicable—sensible advice for strengthening a process that is of increasing importance in higher education.</p>