Abstract:
In the past, promotion, retention, and tenure decisions in higher education were primarily based on factors other than faculty academic merit. The factors considered in the evaluation focused more on the behavior of the faculty member (e.g., the ability to get along with peers and administrators) rather than on his or her performance (Whitman & Weiss, 1982). During the 1960s, many colleges and universities were expanding and administrators were in need of locating and retaining faculty members. In the 1970s, higher education in the U.S. was affected by declining student enrollments, decreasing financial resources, and increasing operational costs (Whitman & Weiss, 1982). Administrators were forced to revise their procedures for making personnel decisions. Interest in faculty performance has become more apparent during the last 10 years and higher education is attempting to develop faculty evaluation programs that are more systematic and comprehensive than those used in the past.
Keywords:
faculty performance, evaluating
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