Best Practices in Faculty Evaluation: A Practical Guide for Academic Leaders

by Jeffrey L. Buller

Praise for Best Practices in Faculty Evaluation "Jeffrey Buller, a leading and respected voice in higher education, has written a truly practical and highly useful book on the increasingly important topic of faculty evaluation. This highly readable book is a 'must have/must read' book for every dean, chair, and faculty member in all institutions of higher education." —Robert E. Cipriano, author, Facilitating a Collegial Department in Higher Strategies for Success; former chair of Southern Connecticut State University's Recreation and Leisure Studies Department "Buller has done it again. This latest book meets a never-ending need of all colleges and universities. It's the best treatment I've ever found of the critical dynamics of faculty evaluations—the associated history and philosophy, but especially how to get it right when conducting pretenure, tenure, and posttenure reviews. Every P&T committee, every chair, every dean will welcome a copy." —R. Kent Crookston, author, Working with Problem A Six-Step Guide for Department Chairs; director of the Academic Administrative Support Program at the Brigham Young University Faculty Center "Finally, a comprehensive volume replete with practical ideas and seasoned advice about how to effectively handle faculty performance evaluations. This author really understands the lack of preparation and confidence that most academic administrators feel when asked to function as both judge and coach. If you need concrete strategies for dealing with all aspects of the evaluation process, this book won't disappoint you. The content and case studies are right on the money."—Christine Licata, author, Post-Tenure Faculty Review and Renewal; senior associate provost, Rochester Institute of Technology

Genres: Nonfiction, Education

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 9, 2012

About the author

"Jeffrey L. Buller grew up in Wisconsin and has since turned a lifelong passion for ideas, stories, and the stage into a distinguished international career. He has served in academic and administrative roles at Loras College, Georgia Southern University, Mary Baldwin College, and Florida Atlantic University, earning a reputation for bringing both rigor and wit to the art of leadership. A classicist by training and a scholar of Wagnerian music drama by avocation, he has lectured and led workshops around the world, including serving as the English-language lecturer for the International Wagner Festival in Bayreuth, Germany. He is also the author of numerous works of fiction, poetry, and essays that explore art, travel, and the search for meaning, including the novels The Archaic Smile and Bird Without Wings and poetry collections Pampelmousse and Sobremesa." "This biography was provided by the author or their representative."

Reviews

[Robynne · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a member of our Faculty Association Executive, this book was assigned to us in preparation for a discussion with administration. I was more-than-pleasantly-surprised by how helpful this book is. It collects a lot of clear and valuable information about a topic about which a lot of people do not care the least. For those who do care a lot, however, this is a wonderful resource.