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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED187275 AUTHOR: Fincher, Cameron
TITLE: Linking Faculty Evaluation and Faculty Rewards in
the University. Issues in Higher Education, Number 16,
1980.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1980
NOTE: 7 p.
AVAILABILITY: Southern Regional Educational Board, 130
Sixth Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30313
ABSTRACT: The way in which faculty reward is linked to
faculty evaluation is examined. It is contended that
faculty reputations continue to be important to
instructional images and professional advancement of the
individual and are dominant in many systems of faculty
evaluation. The contradiction when faculty are evaluated on
the basis of performance and then rewarded on the basis of
reputation is noted. The determinants of faculty salaries
appear to be a complex mixture of status or rank,
preparation or background, research or scholarly
achievement, and professional reputation. Additional trends
and factors that must be considered in planning for
effective reward systems include inflation, the changing
missions of many institutions, and affirmative action and
other efforts to reduce discriminatory practices in higher
education. One weakness of current faculty development
programs is their lack of firm linkage to institutional
incentives and rewards. Among the possible approaches that
might be effective for faculty development and the
improvement of instruction would be the establishment of
pay scales that are truly meritorious. (SW)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Academic-Rank-Professional; Comparative
Analysis; Compensation-Remuneration; Evaluation-Criteria;
Faculty-Development; Higher-Education; Merit-Rating;
Reputation-; Rewards-; Statistical-Analysis
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *College-Faculty; *Faculty-College
Relationship; *Faculty-Evaluation; *Incentives-;
*Professional-Recognition; *Teacher-Salaries
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