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Download full textNyquist, Jody D.; Wulff, Donald H. – 1986
The design of a training program for Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) at the University of Washington and its current implementation are described. Departmental training for GTAs is administered through the Center for Instructional Development and Research (CIDR). Training support provided by CIDR is based on a Train-the-Trainer model, which…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Program Design
Peer reviewedTanner, Mark W.; And Others – Innovative Higher Education, 1993
To prepare new international graduate students for assignments as teaching assistants, the University of Washington chemistry department worked with specialists in language, pedagogy, and chemistry to design a discipline-specific training program. The program's structure, participants, benefits and limitations, and effectiveness in its first year…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Instruction, College Science, Foreign Students
McGroarty, Mary – 1984
Two cross-cultural workshops are outlined and discussed, one designed for graduate students in a training program for teachers of English as a second language and one for public school teachers and administrators. Activities used in each workshop and the rationale for their selection are described in detail. Each workshop included a combination of…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Cross Cultural Training, English (Second Language), Graduate Students
Peer reviewedDavis, William E.; Minnis, Douglas L. – Innovative Higher Education, 1993
In the University of California (Davis) Program in College Teaching, graduate teaching assistants develop and fulfill contractual agreements for faculty-guided investigations into their disciplines, with supporting individualized activities about practices and issues of college teaching. Aspects of the program's development and effectiveness are…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Faculty Development, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWebb, Marion Stanton; Allen, Lida Cherie – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1995
A survey of 1,499 graduate business students at 7 colleges and universities investigated perceptions of potential benefits of an advanced degree, and their relationships with degree type, school size/type, and student characteristics. Five perceived benefits included research and analytical skills, competitive advantage, monetary reward, career…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Business Administration Education, College Administration, Competition
Gaffney, Nancy A., Ed. – 1995
This report summarizes information and discussion from a 1993 workshop on the Summer Research Opportunities Programs (SROPs). These programs are designed to enhance doctoral research opportunities and mentoring for minority graduate students. The present publication is intended to serve as a guide for those wishing to develop or strengthen SROPs…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Faculty, Conferences, Eligibility
