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 was born in Wisconsin and has held academic or administrative positions at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia, and Florida Atlantic University in Palm Beach County, Florida. Known to different publics as a classicist, scholar of Wagnerian music drama, and expert in academic administration, Dean Buller has lectured and performed consultancies all over the world. From 2003-205, he served as the English language lecturer at the International Wagner Festival in Bayreuth, Germany. Since 2009, he has worked closely with King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals and the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia, providing administrative training and helping to create a new Academic Leadership Center."
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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.