Abstract
The development and implementation of systems for evaluating the performance of university academic staff is one of the elements of the contemporary system of higher education management. The article explores the principal methods for evaluating the performance of academic staff which are used by Russian universities when offering a variety of incentives, conducting competitive elections or completing other procedures. The authors consider the advantages and disadvantages of the applied methods.
Keywords
- academic staff
- evaluation of teachers' performance
- point-rating method
- student questionnaires
- expert evaluation
- KPI methodology
- 360-degree appraisal
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