This monograph examines methods by which faculty workload studies can be performed. It includes definitions and discussion of activities used in workload assessment, such as instructional time, institutional and public service, personal activities and research, scholarship and creative endeavors. The conclusion indicates that there is a paucity of…

Kinds of faculty workload data that can be obtained from college and faculty reports are examined, along with potential problems in workload studies. A main research concern is deciding which faculty activities should be considered as workload. Types of data that are sometimes used in colleges' faculty workload formulas concern student credit…

Notes popular ideas about workload supported or challenged by recent research and recommends the use of standardized categories that define the components of workload, developed by a task force at the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMA), so that results of workload studies may be compared. (JT)