title: Evaluation of nursing faculty through observation.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess current use and faculty perceptions of classroom observation as a method of faculty evaluation in schools of nursing. Baccalaureate schools of nursing were surveyed to determine current use of classroom observation and its worth from the perception of administrators and faculty. Although most schools used classroom observation as a method of faculty evaluation, further clarification and research is needed in the following areas: purpose of classroom observation; number of observations necessary; weight given to classroom observation in relation to other evaluation methods; and tools used.
authors.affiliation: National League for Nursing, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003697:Delphi Technique; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D019370:Observation / Q000379:methods*; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States