The Friction between Faculty Evaluations and Rewards: Reconsidering Teaching's Rhetoric and Recognition

Educators know the reality and the inadequacies of current evaluation systems – there are gaps between what is defined as good teaching, how faculty members are assessed, and how they are rewarded (or not) for their work in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Student evaluations are ineffectiv...

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Main Author: Nicole Womack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Park University 2013-08-01
Series:InSight
Online Access:http://insightjournal.park.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Ch.-5-Student-Article-The-Friction-between-Faculty-Evaluations-and-Rewards-Reconsidering-Teachings-Rhetoric-and-Recognition.pdf
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