Partners in Innovation Teaching Assistants in College Science Courses

by Seymour, Elaine; Melton, Ginger; Wiese, Douglas J.; Pedersen-Gallegos, Liane

• ISBN13: 9780742540217
• ISBN10: 0742540219
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-27
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Partners combines in-depth interviews with quantitative data to show how innovations in the roles of graduate teaching assistants at universities are improving both their own experiences and the overall educational environment.

Table of Contents

Tables	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
1 Introduction	1	(6)
2 The Importance of Teaching Assistants to Undergraduates in the Sciences	7	(8)
3 The Role of Teaching Assistants in Three Classroom Change Initiatives	15	(12)
4 The Benefits to Teaching Assistants of Working in Innovative Courses	27	(12)
5 The Nature and Consequences of Teaching Assistants' Evaluations of the Three Classroom Initiatives	39	(62)
6 Teaching Assistants' Explanations for Undergraduate Responses to Innovative Teaching and Learning: Student Learning Difficulties versus Student Resistance	101	(34)
7 Redefining the Teaching Assistants' Role in Innovative Courses: Expansion of Traditional Work Roles	135	(48)
8 Redefining the Teaching Assistants' Role in Innovative Courses: New Facets of the Teaching Assistants' Role	183	(46)
9 The Relative Contributions of Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching Assistants	229	(18)
10 Professional Development for Teaching Assistants	247	(32)
11 Fostering Collegial Engagement among Teaching Assistants Working in Innovative Courses	279	(20)
12 Conclusions	299	(14)
References	313	(8)
Index	321	(6)
About the Authors	327