ERIC_NO:
ED443319
TITLE:
Opinions of Administrators and Faculty on the Purposes, Control and Process of Performance Indicators in Higher Education: A Pilot Study.
AUTHOR:
Huynh, Cam-Loi; Hladkyj, Steve
PUBLICATION_DATE:
2000
ABSTRACT:
This study investigated the opinions of college faculty and administrators regarding the purpose, control, and process of
performance evaluation, hypothesizing that job orientations and
expectations would influence their opinions--that administrators
would favor an economic model emphasizing authoritative and
quantitative measures; teachers would favor an information model
emphasizing networking relationships; and researchers would favor a
hybrid approach. Questionnaires sent to three Canadian universities
and completed by administrators, professors, instructors, and
researchers yielded 116 usable replies. The questionnaire's 54 items
focused on: purposes of performance evaluation; control and process
of performance evaluation; standards; validity of performance
indicators; overall opinions on the issues of purposes, control, and
process, as well as satisfaction with existing performance
evaluation systems; and demographics. Results indicated that job
orientation and expectations of respondents influenced their views
on purposes, control sources, and implementation procedures of
performance evaluation. Administrators favored an economic model;
teachers favored an information model; and researchers favored a
hybrid approach. Respondents believed evaluation should be annual
for nontenured faculty and every two to three years for tenured
faculty. There was substantial agreement among respondents about the
appropriate list of performance indicators. Data tables and diagrams
of rank-ordered means are appended. (Contains 19 references.) (SM)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS:
Administrator Attitudes; Performance Based Assessment; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Evaluation;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS:
Accountability; College Faculty; Educational Quality; Educational Researchers; Evaluation Methods; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Tables (Data);
IDENTIFIERS:
*Canada; *Performance Indicators
PUBLICATION_TYPE:
143; 150