ERIC Number: EJ1091944
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1522-7502
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GTA Preparation as a Model for Cross-Tier Collaboration at North Carolina State University: A Program Profile
Fedukovich, Casie; Hall, Megan
Composition Forum, v33 Spr 2016
This program profile describes recent changes to the process for preparing graduate teaching instructors (GTAs) in North Carolina State University's first-year writing program. The authors--one a nontenure-track faculty member and the other a tenure-track faculty member--describe the philosophical, ethical, and practical concerns in scaling teacher preparation to accommodate rapidly growing cohorts of MA and MFA GTAs. By providing an example of cross-tier collaboration, the authors propose an approach to GTA preparation that takes into account that many of these novice teachers will begin their teaching careers as contingent faculty colleagues.
Descriptors: State Colleges, Profiles, Teacher Education Programs, College Faculty, Graduate Study, Educational Philosophy, Ethics, Educational Practices, Novices, Writing Teachers, Institutional Characteristics, Administrative Organization, Program Descriptions, Scheduling, Context Effect, Mentors, Practicums, Models
Association of Teachers of Advanced Composition. e-mail: cf@compositionforum.com; Web site: http://compositionforum.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Administrators
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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