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Nevada System of Higher Education, 2008
Board policy provides that in the fall of every even-numbered year, the Chancellor's Office shall compile a System report on faculty workloads at NSHE (Nevada System of Higher Education) institutions. Faculty workload is collected from the institutions in two parts: (1) in-class instructional data originating from workload databases and validated…
Descriptors: State Colleges, Community Colleges, Research Methodology, Definitions
Nevada System of Higher Education, 2007
Faculty workload can be separated into two distinct areas: instructional workload (i.e. in-class workload) and out-of-classroom activities. This indicates that at the universities, the state college, and the community colleges the role of full-time faculty extends well beyond classroom instruction. To varying degrees, faculty workload is impacted…
Descriptors: State Colleges, Community Colleges, Research Methodology, Definitions
Nevada System of Higher Education, 2008
This report focuses on distance education within the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) for the 2007-08 academic year and provides documentation of the substantial growth of distance education within all colleges and universities. Distance education is a field of continuous improvement and change, and NSHE institutions are constantly…
Descriptors: Technical Support, Nontraditional Students, Higher Education, State Colleges
Nevada System of Higher Education, 2006
The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) is constantly working to provide and extend educational opportunities to all of the state of Nevada. With the rapid population growth experienced in Nevada, there are an increasing number of students eligible for and participating in some form of higher education. The NSHE employs many successful…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Population Growth
Nevada System of Higher Education, 2005
In the fall of every even numbered year, the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) conducts a faculty workload study. The Fall 2004 Faculty Workload Report marks the first year of information collected under a newly redesigned methodology. During the 2003-04 academic year, the NSHE Board of Regents assembled a faculty workload task force to…
Descriptors: State Colleges, Community Colleges, Research Methodology, Definitions
Long, Bridget Terry – Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2005
Financing and financial aid issues in higher education continue to plague state policymakers and higher education leaders. Every year, they struggle with questions of how to meet growing needs through state allocations, how best to ensure shared and equitable responsibility for paying for higher education, and how best to use subsidies such as…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Higher Education, State Aid, Student Financial Aid