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RaKissa Manzanares; Jessica Webb; Leigh M. Harrell-Williams; Gary A. Olson; Scotty Houston; Melinda Lanius; Kelsey Funkhouser; David Shannon; Josias O. Gomez; Michael Jacobson; Lora Merchant – PRIMUS, 2024
A comprehensive graduate teaching assistant (GTA) training program in mathematical sciences designed at one institution is being adapted and replicated at two peer institutions. Using a case study approach, this paper outlines the development of the program components, which include a first-year teaching seminar, peer mentoring and support from a…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Graduate Students, Program Development, Mathematics Instruction
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Andrade, Maureen S. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2009
Higher education institutions in the United States commonly offer first-year seminars to assist students with their transition to college. Seminars are one of several types of first-year interventions based on findings from persistence research identifying variables affecting student success. Diverse student populations such as international…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Foreign Students, Student Needs