Graduate teaching assistants: motives,difficulties and professional interactions and their relationship to perceived benefits     

Fadia Nasser-Abu Alhija  Barbara Fresko 《高等教育研究与发展》2020,39(3):546-560

ABSTRACT

Graduate students play a major role in teaching in higher education, particularly in undergraduate programs. The purpose of the present study was two-fold: first, to identify graduate students’ motives for working as graduate teaching assistants (GTAs), describe some aspects of their work, and ascertain their perceived benefits; second, to predict GTAs’ benefits as a function of their individual background characteristics, motives, job difficulties, and richness of professional interactions with the course instructor. Data were collected from 189 GTAs who led discussion groups at a large research university in Israel by means of an internet questionnaire. Findings revealed that graduate students accepted the position of GTA mainly for extrinsic reasons, such as salary and convenience. They claimed to have faced few difficulties and that their professional interactions with the course instructors focused more on job responsibilities and less on pedagogical issues. They reported having gained a greater understanding of course content and improved teaching skills due to their experience as GTAs. Richness of contact with the course instructor, motives, difficulties, and faculty match significantly contributed to predicting perceived benefits. The implications of the results are discussed.  相似文献   

Professional development on fostering students’ academic language proficiency across the curriculum—A meta-analysis of its impact on teachers’ cognition and teaching practices     

《Teaching and Teacher Education》2020

This meta-analysis aggregates effects from 10 studies evaluating professional development interventions aimed at qualifying in-service teachers to support their students in mastering academic language skills while teaching their respective subject areas. The analysis of a subset of studies revealed a small non-significant weighted training effect on teachers’ cognition (g’ = 0.21, SE = 0.14). An effect aggregation including all studies (with 650 teachers) revealed a medium to large weighted overall effect on teachers’ classroom practices (g’ = 0.71, SE = 0.16). Methodological variables moderated the effect magnitude. Nevertheless, the results suggest professional development is beneficial for improving teachers’ practice.  相似文献   

Teaching for social justice: A research synthesis on Asian American and Pacific Islander teachers in U.S. schools     

《Teaching and Teacher Education》2020

This article examines social justice in teaching and teacher education with a focus on the experiences, pedagogies, and instructional practices of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) teachers. We synthesized 37 peer-reviewed research publications on AAPI teachers’ experiences and contributions to diversity and social justice. The results show AAPI teachers disrupting Whiteness through beliefs, pedagogies, and practices that value multiple perspectives and marginalized voices. Policy implications include supporting cultural and linguistic diversity in teacher education programs and schools and providing opportunities for teachers to engage in critical praxis regarding their racial identities and issues of equity in education.  相似文献   

高校潜水专业可持续发展影响因素研究——以岭南师范学院为例     

黎明 《体育科技文献通报》2020,(1):158-160

在SWOT总体框架下运用德尔菲法和层次分析法等一些研究方法,去构建研究高校潜水可持续发展的体系,并确立其因素的权重。结果表明从SWOT分析方面去构建一级四个指标优势S、劣势W、机会O、威胁T,二级指标18个因素的体系是能够分析出哪个因素的权重更大,能给予一定的定量分析支持。其中一级指标的优势S是四个指标中最重要的一个因素,能给予决断层学术上的帮助。  相似文献   

体育产业高质量发展系统动力机制模型建构与现实考察     

薛昭铭  刘东升  马德浩 《沈阳体育学院学报》2020,(2):116-124

通过文献资料法和案例分析法,以系统论为视角对体育产业高质量发展进行动力机制模型建构,并以江苏体育产业发展经验作为现实考察。研究认为:体育产业高质量发展作为政策性议题,其实践取向应围绕产业的商业性效益逻辑和体育的人文性功能价值进行有机融合,进而推动体育产业在社会主要矛盾、资源配置方式、产业结构模式、经济增长状态4个维度中积极寻求转向。推进体育产业转向高质量发展是一个系统问题,系统运转的关键在于形成运动项目内涵丰富的内生机制、社会进步和经济发展环境的外发机制以及业态载体和空间载体充沛的内外联动机制。当前运动项目产业化内在张力不足、外部环境要素缺位、空间载体培育良莠不齐是现实挑战。提出注重深度内涵式发展、强化务实载体建设、营造适宜外部环境3个由意识理念引领到具体工作抓手的发展思路。  相似文献   

Is academic tracking related to gains in learning competence? Using propensity score matching and differential item change functioning analysis for better understanding of tracking implications     

《Learning and Instruction》2020

This study analyzes gains in cognitive components of learning competence with respect to cohorts based on ability tracking in a Czech longitudinal study. Propensity score matching is used to form parallelized samples of academic and non-academic track students and to eliminate the effect of selective school intake. We applied regression models on the total scores to test for the overall track effect. Furthermore, we analyze scores and gains on the subscores and check for differential item functioning in Grade 6 and in change to Grade 9. While after 3 years, no significant difference between the two tracks was apparent in the total learning competence score, we did, however, find significant differences in some subscores and in the functioning of some items. We argue that item-level analysis is important for deeper understanding of the tracking implications and may provide the basis for more precise evidence-based decisions regarding the tracking policy.  相似文献   

Bidirectional longitudinal relationship between Chinese children's compounding awareness and vocabulary knowledge from Grades 3 to 6     

Ruibo Xie  Xinchun Wu  Thi Phuong Nguyen  Ying Zhao  Jie Feng 《Journal of Research in Reading》2020,43(4):482-495

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An exploration of young professional football players’ perceptions of the talent development process in England     

《Sport Management Review》2020,23(3):536-547

The identification and development of players in English professional football has become an increasingly significant topic of debate given the historical perceived underperformance of the English national team at international tournaments. To enhance understanding of the challenges and barriers experienced by English youth footballers, the authors explore the developmental experiences of English professional football players from different levels of the English football pyramid. Professional players (N = 11) from football clubs in the top four professional divisions in England took part in individual semi-structured interviews, which were analysed inductively using thematic analysis. The data revealed three interrelated themes that were perceived to mediate player identification and development pathways at professional clubs. Pathways for young players to progress and experience first-team competitive football differed when the level of the league that the players operated within was considered, with significant issues also raised relating to the suitability of the under 21 league structure, the importance attached to the educational welfare of young players, and variations in the identification of player attributes. This study sheds new light on the priorities and processes of talent development and education provision in English football.  相似文献   

创新创业教育引领高等教育高质量发展的动力机制及趋势研究     

许丹丹  申锋  柳铭  宋佳 《教育教学论坛》2020,(19):5-6

新背景下,展开创新创业教育,推动大众创业及万众创新,借助创新创业促进经济发展、技术升级,最终实现人民收入的提升,对人民美好生活愿望予以满足。基于此,深入研究创新创业教育引领高等教育高质量发展的动力机制,以期助推高等教育的高质量发展。  相似文献   

深根固本,实现民族伟大复兴--试论中国传统村落保护与发展     

曹昌智  胡燕 《中国名城》2021,(5):1-7

中国传统村落根植于中华民族农耕文明,其价值蕴藏丰富的文化内涵。中国传统村落是世界上规模最大的农耕文明聚落遗产群,是记载古代社会变迁、文化融合的恢弘史诗,是当今世界极其丰富的自然人文旅游资源。中国传统村落发展存在的诸多问题,提出保护中国传统村落需秉持创新发展的理念,以留住乡愁。  相似文献