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Teaching Assistants in Human Anatomy and Physiology: Their Prevalence, Recruitment Strategies, Funding, Retention, and Training
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Hopp, Rachel; Britson, Carol; Mukhopadhyay, Soma; Goldina, Anya; Chapman, Marnie; Nielsen, Mark – HAPS Educator, 2019
Studies show teaching assistants (TAs) can positively influence the learning environment by increasing student comprehension and retention and impacting students' choices of academic and career paths. However, use of TAs in higher education is not universal. Following a fruitful panel discussion at the 2017 HAPS Conference, we conducted a survey…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Anatomy, Physiology, Incidence
Applying Lessons from Professional Education to the Preparation of the Professoriate
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Golde, Chris M. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2008
The concern that doctoral programs in the arts and sciences do not adequately prepare students for careers as faculty members is hardly a new one, but it has become urgent. Colleges and universities in United States are facing the impending retirement of large numbers of faculty members and need to replace them with qualified professionals, on or…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, College Faculty, Faculty Recruitment