Design of a model of teacher evaluation and development in a private university

Abstract

The university that wants to respond to the principle of academic excellence must thoroughly know the development and impact of teaching, research and management activity of the teachers who perform their work in the academic institution. This requires the establishing of a rigorous process that provides valid and sufficient information about the processes that contribute to achieve the university’s strategic objectives, the means that propitiate the continuous improvement of the teaching-learning protocols, the way in which leaders get involve in the organization, the commitment of teachers, the methods for identifying training and development needs, and the ways the expected and perceived quality are encouraged for each stakeholder (acknowledgement). In this way appropriate and timely decisions can be made to improve the critical aspects detected and to enhance those whose assessment has been positive. To validate a proposal of this kind, the Francisco de Vitoria University has implemented a system for the development and evaluation of teaching performance that aims to overcome some of the limitations of the DOCENTIA Program, adapting the development of teachers' professional competences to the organizational expectations expressed in the university's strategic lines. In order to do this, it defines the relevant personal and professional competences, actions and behaviors needed to fulfill the mission of the university, integrating missions and objectives in a system of professional and personal improvement accompanied by the academic director, rewarding excellence in strategic and organizational terms, and allowing delegation, autonomy and direction systems of teachers to adjust, redefine and adapt to university governance system.