Administrative Effectiveness in Higher Education: Improving Assessment Procedures |
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Authors: | Heck Ronald H Johnsrud Linda K Rosser Vicki J |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Educational Administration, University of Hawaii at Mnoa, College of Education, Wist Hall #220, 1776 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI, 96822;(2) University of Hawaii at Mnoa, USA;(3) University of Missouri—Columbia, USA |
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Abstract: | Holding higher education personnel accountable for measurable outcomes is a relatively new phenomenon. Assessing the performance of administrators may well provide needed and appropriate information about the functioning of the university, but it may represent high stakes assessment for individuals; that is, measures of administrative effectiveness may be tied to promotion, salary augmentation, contract renewal, or dismissal. Little previous research exists, however, on the assessment of administrators' performance in higher education (Gmelch et al., in press; Seldin, 1988). We develop an evaluation model for assessing and monitoring the effectiveness of academic deans and directors, using generalizability theory (i.e., an approach that focuses on identifying multiple sources of error in performance assessment) as a basis for developing more accurate assessment procedures. We illustrate this approach using faculty and staff assessments of their deans' leadership effectiveness. We also provide guidelines for improving the quality of assessments by adjusting various aspects of the evaluation model. |
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