An Alternative to Assembly-Line Education: Undergraduate Teaching Assistants.

Wallace, Ruth A.

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ106540

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1974

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0092-055X

EISSN: N/A

An Alternative to Assembly-Line Education: Undergraduate Teaching Assistants

Wallace, Ruth A.

Teaching Sociology, 2, 1, 3-14, Oct 74

The author describes a teaching innovation in which undergraduates were used to lead weekly discussion sections of lower division sociology courses. The selection process of teaching assistants, student reactions, and possible solutions to potential problems are presented. (Author/DE)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Problems, Higher Education, Nontraditional Education, Sociology, Student Participation, Teaching Assistants, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: N/A

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: N/A

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A