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Singe, Stephanie Mazerolle; Pike, Alicia M.; Coleman, Kelly A.; Myers, Sarah L.; Barrett, Jessica; Belval, Luke N.; Rush, Justin L.; Katch, Rachel K. – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2019
Context: Athletic trainers pursue higher education to obtain positions in academia, which often include scholarship and/or teaching responsibilities. Previous research has investigated the preparation and transition phases for doctoral students moving from student to junior faculty member as well as their professional socialization. However, the…
Descriptors: Athletics, Allied Health Occupations Education, Doctoral Students, Student Motivation
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Ghanem, Carla – NECTFL Review, 2018
This study investigates the complexities associated with graduate language instructors' identities. It particularly sheds light on whether or not and to what extent eight teaching assistants (TA) of German at a large southwestern US university identify as teachers of German. The participants included novice and advanced instructors teaching…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, Second Language Instruction, Professional Identity
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Cripps, Michael J.; Hall, Jonathan; Robinson, Heather M. – Across the Disciplines, 2016
The teaching assistantship is a venerable model for funding graduate studies, staffing undergraduate courses, and providing pedagogical support for emerging college and university instructors. In this article, we present a variation of this model of graduate student support: the WAC Fellowship at the City University of New York. Using survey data…
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, Fellowships, Graduate Students, Professional Development
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Serviss, Tricia – Across the Disciplines, 2016
National discussions about source-based, academic writing in higher education have been and are increasingly tied to concerns about citation proficiency, plagiarism, and academic integrity. In response to these discussions, scholars have argued for better pedagogical strategies to teach students how to work with sources in effective and ethical…
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Heuristics, Teaching Assistants, Graduate Students
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Thompson, Amy S. – TESOL Journal, 2013
Although English as a second language (ESL) programs are common in the United States, there is surprisingly little research documenting the existing structures and mentoring strategies they use. This lack of research could be partly due to ESL programs' widely varying internal structures (Larson, 1990) and the fact that they are often marginalized…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Programs, Second Language Instruction
Dhawan, Sangeeta – 2000
This chapter reports on a study--referred to as the reflection study--took place within the department of foreign languages at the University of Toledo. The study sought to engage in a collaborative action research project with volunteer graduate teaching assistants. The students were to select an aspect of their teaching, determine goals in…
Descriptors: Action Research, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Language Teachers