The niche of graduate teaching assistants (GTAs): Perceptions and reflections

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Muzaka, Valbona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doctoral students; Graduate teaching assistants; Teaching quality; UK higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449136352     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562510802602400     Document Type: Article

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