Grading Teacher Performance Appraisal Systems: Understanding the Implications of Fairness Perceptions

• In Event: Behavior of Street-Level Bureaucrats

Brief Overview

Do teachers believe mandated appraisal systems are fair? How do those fairness perceptions impact teachers’ classroom behaviors? We evaluate these questions with federal NTPS data and a unique survey of public school teachers in New York State.

Authors

• Ellen V. Rubin, University at Albany, State University of New York

• Christine H. Roch, Georgia State University

• Sylvia G. Roch, University at Albany, State University of New York