Performance assessment of the teaching staff by the colleagues in the structure of diagnostics of the university corporate culture
Keywords:
corporate culture, university, teaching staff, assessment, diagnostics.Abstract
Study of the phenomenon of corporate culture has become a practical necessity for effective management of higher education institutions. Corporate culture is one of tools to achieve high competitiveness of the university at the education market.
As our scientific research is focused on corporate culture of the university as the central part of higher education system, this article provides analysis of the university corporate culture in the context of performance assessment of education community by other colleagues.
This scientific research aims to detect, theoretically justify and empirically diagnose the state of corporate culture of the university teaching staff through its reflection in the emotional-psychological climate in the educational community and the assessment of the lecturers’ character and professionalism. «360-degree» method was applied as methodological basis for assessment of performance of lectures. This method assumes the assessment of an employee from all perspectives
– by his managers, colleagues, subordinates, etc. Main empirical research technique was the results of online research “Teaching staff as viewed by colleagues”, which is held in the end of each semester. The online survey covered nearly all teaching staff of the Kazakh National University. The article describes the research findings received during the assessment of professional and personal competencies of lectures by their colleagues and managers. When designing the questionnaire, we considered the educational, methodical, scientific, public, ethic and psychological aspects of lecturer’s activity. The main challenge in data analysis at the first stage of study was the subjectivity of assessment which was affected by a bias of colleagues or personal features of the assessed lecturer. At the same time, such method definitely serves as a tool for self-development of the lecturer or as a subject for joint analysis with his/her manager.
