Challenges of Being a Graduate Teaching Assistant

Autor/inn/en	Nasser-Abu Alhija, Fadia; Fresko, Barbara
Titel	Challenges of Being a Graduate Teaching Assistant
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 40 (2021) 6, S.1220-1235 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2020.1806790
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Teaching Assistants; Undergraduate Study; Foreign Countries; Barriers; Labor Conditions; Student Attitudes; Role Conflict; Ambiguity (Context); Competence; Professional Development; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Grundstudium; Ausland; Arbeitsbedingungen; Schülerverhalten; Rollenkonflikt; Kompetenz
Abstract	Employing graduate students in undergraduate courses is common practice in higher education. This study focused on the concerns of graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) to learn how their work performance could be improved. GTAs (N = 158) at a major research university in Israel provided written recommendations for enhancing their work. Thematic analysis revealed 11 categories which were grouped into four main areas of concern: employment conditions, job definition, competency, and work management. Some GTAs' personal and job characteristics were found to be associated with the frequency at which the different categories of concern were mentioned. The findings have implications for actions that can be taken by higher education institutions to improve work conditions for GTAs with the aim of assuring the quality of their teaching. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01