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Peer reviewedWeimer, Maryellen; And Others – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1989
As concern about the role and performance of teaching assistants grows, universities find themselves initiating training programs. Issues to be considered include: who should provide training, relationships between the different providers, program requirements and curricula, length of the program, follow-up activities, preparation for…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development, Foreign Students
Peer reviewedSmock, Richard; Menges, Robert – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1985
Establishing a program to help teaching assistants (TAs) become better teachers is discussed, including advantages/disadvantages of five possible organizational locations: individual course instructors, departments, colleges of education, other individual colleges, and a central administrative office. A mix of locations and criteria for assessing…
Descriptors: Departments, Educational Policy, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
