An effective contract as an innovative contour for evaluating the results of a teacher's professional activity in higher school

The purpose of the research is to reveal the world experience of using the effective contract system as an innovative contour for evaluating the results of the professional activity of a teacher in higher education. Results and discussion. The concept of an effective contract has been disclosed and its functions have been defined. The historical roots of the introduction of the effective contract policy abroad and in Russia have been revealed. The points of view on the evaluation of the results of professional activity of a teacher in a higher school abroad have been shown. The main attention has been paid to the comparative analysis of the foreign and domestic practice of effective contracts. The theoretical approaches underlying the development of an effective contract model have been determined, the advantages and prospects of an effective contract in modern realities have been identified.