Buford, James A., Jr., TITLE Performance Appraisal
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 312 009 JC 890 518 AUTHOR Burkhalter, Bettye B., Ed.; Buford, James A., Jr., Ed. TITLE Performance Appraisal: Concepts and Techniques for Postsecondary Education. INSTITUTION American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, D.C. REPORT NO ISBN-0-87117-197-X PUB DATE 89 NOTE 188p. AVAILABLE FROMAmerican Association of Community and Junior Colleges Publications, 80 South Ear:y Street, Alexandria, VA 22304 ($12.50; $9.50, members). PUB TYPE Viewpoints (120) -- Reports Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS *Administrator Evaluation; *College Faculty; Compliance (Legal); Evaluation Criteria; *Evaluation Methods; *Legal Problems; *Personnel Evaluation; Postsecondary Education; *Teacher Evaluation ABSTRACT Designed primarily as a functional tool and reference book for administrators, this book provides a collection of essays covering various aspects of the performance appraisal of college faculty, administrators, and support staff. The booklet presents practical information on the key concepts, theories, practices, and legal constraints in performance appraisal. The collection contains: (1) "Performance Appraisal: An Overview," by Bettye B. Burkhalter; (2) "Legal Aspects of Performance Appraisal," by James A. Buford, Jr.;(3) "Considerations in Selectin"; a Performance Appraisal Technique," by James A. Buford;(4) "Development of Performance Appraisal and Accompanying Criteria," by Edith A. Miller; (5) "Communication Factors in Performance Appraisal," by Mark E. Meadows; (6) "Minimizing Rater Errors in Observing and Appraising Performance," by William I. Sauser, Jr.; (7) "A President's Perspective: A Rationale and a Strategy for Building a Performance Appraisal Program," by Richard J. Federinko; and (8) "Characteristics of an Effective and Legally Defensible System for Postsecondary Education," by Burkhalter and Buford.
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