Title: Performance Evaluation of Teachers in Universities: Contemporary Issues and Challenges
Abstract:Achieving effective performance of human resources is primary goal of every organization. In this regard performancemanagement practice of human resource management provides the sound basis of evaluat...Achieving effective performance of human resources is primary goal of every organization. In this regard performancemanagement practice of human resource management provides the sound basis of evaluating and developing employeeperformance in order to get enhanced organizational success. Similar to any organization, universities or higher educationinstitutions evaluates its employees/teachers performance for effective human resource management. Although, both teachingand non-teaching (administrative) staff in universities play an important role in escalating institution’s performance, yet teachersare considered to be imperative human resource of higher education institutions. Performance evaluation of teachers in terms oftheir teaching and research outcome is the primary area of concern for any university and highly unaddressed issue in case ofuniversities in developing countries like Pakistan. The current research explores performance evaluation mechanisms of publicand private universities of Pakistan which they employ for their teaching faculty. The aim of this exploratory study is toinvestigate the performance gaps of public and private universities of Pakistan by focusing teaching faculty performance. Itelaborates their performance evaluation procedures and strategies and unearths the influential factors and challenges which arefaced by these universities regarding performance evaluation systems. A case study research approach has been adopted bythe researchers in which one public and private university of Pakistan has been taken for case analysis. A combination ofquantitative and qualitative approach has been adopted for in depth analysis of performance evaluation issues in saiduniversities. Research has been undertaken by the methods of interviews and questionnaires, from teaching staff of universitiesand results are analyzed for the basis of discussion. Research has shown that the factors like decreased motivation forevaluation, least participation in decision making, organizational competitive culture, semester system norms, obsoleteperformance evaluation method and lack of training for evaluating performance proves to be potential barriers for effectiveperformance evaluation system in universities of Pakistan. Proposals with their implications for both universities have also beendiscussed in order to improve the system.Read More
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
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