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The Paradoxes of U.S. Graduate Assistantships in Education: Navigating Competing Tensions and the Impact of Stress on Graduate Wellbeing

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Roman Christiaens; Heather Haeger; Sy Simms; Allison BrckaLorenz – Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, 2025

Purpose: Graduate students employed in graduate teaching and research assistantship positions have a unique experience of the institution because of their status as student-employees. Graduate assistants (GAs) face specific challenges around their well-being as they navigate various relationships and environments throughout their educational…

Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, Stress Variables, Well Being