The problem addressed by this evaluation study concerned the strengths and weaknesses of a process for evaluating university faculty performance for the purpose of dispersing discretionary/merit pay increases. The purpose of this evaluation was to systematically collect, analyze, and interpret process data in order to make informed decisions concerning the improvement of a Peer Review Process. / Four evaluation objectives were outlined through a participatory approach by members of the department of Educational Research Development and Foundations (ERDF) at the Florida State University for evaluating their Peer Review Process. (1) To define by consensus the purposes served by the ERDF Peer Review Process. (2) To review and validate defined criteria and standards for evaluation of faculty in the areas of teaching, research, and service. (3) To identify additional concerns of the faculty about the Peer Review Process. (4) To investigate problems of reliability. / Qualitative and quantitative methods used included combined interviews, surveys, and statistical analyses. The results of these analyses produced four central issues which were addressed as policy issues in a final Peer Review Committee (PRC) meeting. / The "policy meeting" produced a recommendation for only one procedural change. Participatory evaluation findings indicated that the process would be improved by the use of an unweighted technique for calculating performance ratings as opposed to the weighted rating technique. The procedures associated with the remaining three Policy Issues remained unchanged. / There are relatively few studies in the literature which adequately describe what actually occurs in a peer review system, e.g., criteria and procedures employed, participants, etc. This study not only provides a comprehensive description of a peer review system, but the demonstration of the participatory approach may also serve as a model for the evaluation of such systems. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-02, Section: A, page: 0316. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76023 |
| Contributors | JONES, MAURINE ANN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 98 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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