This study aimed to assess if the criteria for progressing in the professors' career of a higher education institution are the same that make a teacher good in the pupils' view. The literature highlights many factors that influence pupils' gains, however, it considers that the classic progressing criteria tend not to wield clearly effects on pupils' gains. The exploratory research project used, to collect data, a questionnaire filled out by students, previously constructed, tested and approved as part of the institutional evaluation process. Besides verifying the professors' performance from the students' perspective, this research project related professors' characteristics valued by the career ladder (degree, experience, seniority in the institution and academic publications) to their performance according to the students' evaluations. It was concluded that, in the institution investigated, there was no significant relationship between the evaluation of professors' performance and the variables for progressing in career, confirming the literature on basic education.
Higher education; Teaching career; Education Economy; Teachers' evaluation; Institutional evaluation
