Describes seven principles for developing a workable system for evaluation of college teaching, and provides both process and decision matrixes for groups interested in building such a system for their own evaluation. Argues that the system must be safe, explicit, manageable, formative, and satisfy environmental demands for accountability and…

A discussion of quality assurance demands made on higher education due to fiscal constraints focuses on their implications for college teaching. It is suggested that an enlightened approach to teaching strives to ask the right questions, recognizes the benefits of thoughtful self-evaluation, and accepts the uncertainty of educational judgments.…

Examines ways in which the demand for quality and changes affecting teaching and learning are intersecting in Australian higher education, and forecasts ways quality will be managed in the next century. Discusses the trend toward institutional diversity, the impact of communication and information technologies, rise of collaborative teaching on…

As a consequence of the suspension of a system of yearly evaluations of individual courses with student questionnaires, the University of Leuven organised a broad consultation of the academic community focussing on what they expect from a system based on student feedback. The study revealed that this community attaches great importance to a clear…

Teaching portfolios, now largely used for evaluation of college teaching, can also be viewed as a form of action research, opening their use to other purposes, including examination of institutional, faculty, and student needs and demands; the dynamics of race, gender, and sexuality in structuring classroom interactions; and the relationship of…

Research and instructional role strains are identified, based on the use of large-scale mail surveys for college self-study that are used to teach introductory research methodology. The two organizational hierarchies, the research model and the instructional model, are examined. Experiences at Northwestern University, Northeastern Illinois…