Publisher's Synopsis
"Faculty leaders and the administrators who evaluate faculty will profit from browsing through this extensive and rich synthesis of what we know about faculty assessment. Braskamp and Ory have pulled together in one manageable volume the results of decades of research and campus practice in this area." Clara M. Lovett, president, Northern Arizona UniversityThis book is a practical resource for fostering and assessing faculty achievements in all aspects of their work: teaching, research, and service. Larry A. Braskamp and John C. Ory show that the assessment process can and must be tied to faculty development, and they explain how collegial activity and continuous improvement are important to strong performance.