ERIC Number: EJ1110140
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1933-4850
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Reaching Resisters in a Teaching Assistant Training Program
Brown, Carolyn I.
InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching, v11 p90-101 2016
In the past decade, there has been limited longitudinal qualitative research examining the effects of training programs on graduate students' teaching performance. One gap in this research is a discussion of Teaching Assistants (TAs) who resist such programs and an examination of strategies for overcoming this resistance. This action research study attempts to fill that gap by evaluating the relationship between TAs' participation in one university's Certificate in University Teaching (CUT) program and their resistance to its pedagogical strategies. The study defines the types of resistance and analyzes the reasons behind it. Findings address ways to more effectively reach resisting TAs and improve our own teaching practices.
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Preservice Teacher Education, Resistance (Psychology), Educational Strategies, Action Research, Teacher Certification, Longitudinal Studies, Student Participation, Practicums, Semi Structured Interviews, Observation, Student Teacher Evaluation, Reflection, Student Teacher Attitudes, Qualitative Research
Park University, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. 8700 NW River Park Drive, Parkville, MO 64152. Tel: 816-584-6770; Fax: 308-224-3493; e-mail: cetl@park.edu; Web site: http://www.insightjournal.net/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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