Evaluating Agricultural Economists within Colleges and Faculties of Agriculture

• Published in: Canadian journal of agricultural economics Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 5 - 17
• Main Author: Ker, Alan P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa Agricultural Institute of Canada 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Academic standards; Agricultural economics; Agronomy; Capital; College faculty; Colleges & universities; Committees; Economists; Education; Equity; Evaluation; Historical account; Incentives; Investments; Money; Return on investment; Studies; Teacher evaluations

There is an increasing tendency for individual faculty evaluations, in whole or in part, to be done outside the department. Historically, this was not true. College committees acted only to uphold standards, ensure equity, and monitor procedural correctness within a department's evaluation proc...