PEER REVIEW VERSUS GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES

MASHAALAH RAHNAMA-MOGHADAM

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DOI: 10.2190/W096-NWCK-KYB2-1WJW

Abstract

This article examines the peer review processes in Public Universities in the United States developed to resolve faculty rights complaints. The peer review processes, in general, do not meet the same standards of procedural and distributive justice that are generally expected of grievance procedures negotiated at arm-length. The procedural problems alone suggest that universities with peer review process may examine the efficacy of their dispute resolution processes. The results concerning distributive justice are inclusive and require additional examination before conclusions may be drawn with respect to peer review.

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