Ethical Perspectives on Evaluating Community College Faculty

Abstract

Because the process of faculty evaluation in the community college gives rise to ethical concerns about what is evaluated, who is involved in the process, and how data are collected and used, the purpose of this paper is to provide a meaningful ethical perspective for conducting faculty evaluation. The authors discuss ethical issues that arise in faculty evaluation, associated ethical theories, and the necessity of planning for success. They conclude that virtuous leadership in faculty evaluation, which arises from following the Golden Rule, is by definition the ethical leadership required for successful faculty evaluation.