It also appears to be very reliable and error free. This site contains several pages of information and has a very handy search function for people to use to look up specific things. This site does not have a site map in order to facilitate navigation. Overall this site appears to be a very useful resource for those who are looking for information regarding tenure (Inside Higher Ed, 2009).
The last site that I looked at was one sponsored by the National Education Association. The National Education Association is the largest professional organization and largest labor union in the United States that represents public school teachers. This organization appears to be very reputable within the education arena. The information that is available on this site surrounds the topic of tenure. The site is set up with links to several articles that surround this topic. The information that is presented appears to be reliable and error free. It does not seem to be biased in any way. The information is very neutral in the way that it is presented. The site itself is up-to-date with last being updated in 2009, but some of the information that is presented in the articles is somewhat dated. The site contains several pages of information not only about tenure but about the educational field as a whole. It contains a very useful search function, but does not contain a site map for navigation. Overall this web site appears to be a very useful source of information not only on the subject of tenure but for many subjects regarding the academic environment (National Education Association, 2009).
It is very important when looking at information that is presented on the web that it is current and...
Any body can post something to the web, so making sure that what you are looking at is current and reliable is very important, especially when doing research in which you are relying on this information. The three web sites that I looked at were all sponsored by reliable sources within the education and academic fields. Most of the information was current and up-to-date, which is also very important. Things in the education field change over time, so making sure that the information that you are
reading is current is of the utmost importance.
A good web site is one that contains up-to-date and reliable information. It should be easy to navigate and have a search function so that information can be found easily. It is should also have a way to contact the sponsors or authors of the site so that questions can be asked and answered in an efficient manner. This helps to lend credence to the information that is presented. All of the web sites that I looked at met these criteria and thus would all be considered good overall web sites.
References
American Association of University Professors. (2008). Resources on Tenure. Retrieved from Web site: http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issues/tenure/resources.htm
Evaluation Criteria. (2009). Retrieved August 26, 2009, from Web site:
http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html
Inside Higher Ed. (2009). What Counts for Tenure. Retrieved August 26, 2009, form Web site:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/07/20/polisci
National Education Association. (2009). Tenure. Retrieved August 26, 2009, from Web site:
http://www.nea.org/home/33050.htm
