[Re]Envisioning the Role of Faculty in Public Scholarship through State Legislative Policy Papers

• In Event: General Conference Roundtables
  In Roundtable: Table 41: Policy, Finance, and Economics: Roundtable 1

Abstract

Institutions of higher education must transcend the traditional functions of teaching and research and engage in scholarship that addresses contemporary issues and challenges facing society. This qualitative single-site case study addresses how a public research institution engaged in the public policy process using state legislative policy papers.

Authors

• Holly A Schneider, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

• Oscar Espinoza Parra, College of the Desert

• Kim Nehls, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

• Elena Seymana Nourrie, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

• Travis John Tyler, --

• James E Hines, UNLV