Resources for Working with TAs

Ambrose, S.A. (1991). "From Graduate Student to Faculty Member: Teaching Ph.D. Candidates to Teach." In Nyquist, J.D., Abbott, R.D., Wulff, D.H.& Sprague, J. (Eds.). Preparing the Professoriate of Tomorrow to Teach: Selected Readings in TA Training. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.(pp. 157-167)

Andrews, J.D. (1985). Strengthing the Teaching Assistant Faculty. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, no. 22. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Bolgiano, C.F. & Horton, G.R. (1993). "Effective Use of Trained Teaching Assistants in Improving the Retention of University Students." Journal of Graduate Teaching Assistant Development, 1 (2), pp. 57-73.

Bordonaro, T. (1995-96). "Improving the Performance of Teaching Assistants through the Development and Interpretation of Informal Evaluations." Journal of Graduate Teaching Assistant Development, 3 (1), pp. 21-26.

Duba-Biedermann, L. (1995). "Graduate Assistant Development: Problems of Role Ambiguity and Faculty Supervision." Journal of Graduate Teaching Assistant Development, 1 (3), pp. 119-125.

Eison, J. & Vanderford, M. (1993). "Enhancing GTA Training in Academic Departments: Some Self-Assessment Guidelines." To Improve the Academy. Stillwater, OK: New Forums Press. (pp. 53-68)

Frederick, P. (1995). "Walking on Eggs: Mastering the Dreaded Diversity Discussion." College Teaching, 43(3), pp. 83-92.

Freeland, R. (1998). Collected Wisdom: Strategies and Resources for TAs. Pittsburgh, PA: Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, Carnegie Mellon University. Highly Recommended

Lambert , L.M. and Tice, S.L. (1993). Preparing Graduate Students to Teach: A Guide to Programs That Improve Undergraduate Education and Develop Tomorrow's Faculty, Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education. Highly recommended, includes descriptions of many discipline-specific TA training programs

Meyers, S.A. (1995). "Enhancing Relationships Between Instructors and Teaching Assistants." Journal of Graduate Teaching Assistant Development, 2 (3), pp. 107-112.

Nilson, L.B. (1993). "Training TAs in Disciplinary Clusters: A Cost-Effective Alternative to Departmental Programs." Journal of Graduate Teaching Assistant Development, 1 (1), pp. 33-41.

Nyquist, J.D., Abbott, R.D., Wulff, D.H.& Sprague, J. (1991). Preparing the Professoriate of Tomorrow to Teach: Selected Readings in TA Training. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt. Highly recommended, includes descriptions of discipline-specific TA training programs for psychology, engineering, writing, Spanish, chemistry, and biology.

Nyquist, J.D. & Wulff, D.H. (1996). Working Effectively with Graduate Assistants. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Schwartz, P. & Webb, G. (1993). Case Studies on Teaching in Higher Education. London: Kogan Page.

Slevin, J.F. (1992). The Next Generation: Preparing Graduate Students for the Professional Responsibilities of College Teachers. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges.

Sprague, J. & Nyquist, J.D. (1989). "TA Supervision." In J.D. Nyquist, R.D. Abbott, & D.H. Wulff, Teaching Assistant Training in the 1990s. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, no. 39. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (pp. 37-53)

Stone, W. (1990). "You Can Get Good Help These Days: Working with Teaching Assistants in Large Lecture Classes." In M.A. Shea (Ed.), On Teaching. Boulder, CO: Faculty Teaching Excellence Program. (pp. 43-55)

Sullivan, T.A. (1991). "The 'Skimming Effect': Why Good Graduate Students are Unprepared for the Professoriate of Tomorrow." In Nyquist, J.D., Abbott, R.D., Wulff, D.H.& Sprague, J. (Eds.). Preparing the Professoriate of Tomorrow to Teach: Selected Readings in TA Training. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt. (pp. 17-23).