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Chadha, Deesha – International Journal for Academic Development, 2015
Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) and postgraduates in the UK are taking on greater responsibility for teaching, and therefore it has become increasingly necessary to explore the teacher training that supports them in this endeavour. This paper outlines an impact evaluation carried out on a graduate certificate programme primarily aimed at GTAs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Universities, Teaching Assistants, Graduate Students
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Rienties, Bart; Hosein, Anesa – International Journal for Academic Development, 2015
How and with whom academics develop and maintain formal and informal networks for reflecting on their teaching practice has received limited attention even though academic development (AD) programmes have become an almost ubiquitous feature of higher education. The primary goal of this mixed-method study is to unpack how 114 academics in an AD…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Social Networks, Network Analysis, Learning Processes
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Winter, Jennie; Turner, Rebecca; Gedye, Sharon; Nash, Patricia; Grant, Vivien – International Journal for Academic Development, 2015
The last decade has seen intensification in moves to professionalise the practice of university teaching, including graduate teaching assistants (GTAs). It has also seen significant growth in terms of the internationalisation of the postgraduate student body and changing expectations around doctoral training. These transformations have…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, International Education, Foreign Students