Preparing Future Faculty: An Interdisciplinary, Undergraduate Science Course Taught by Graduate and Postdoctoral Teacher-Scholars

by: Jessica Sales, Dawn Comeau, Kathleen Liddle, Lisa Perrone, Katrina Palmer, and David Lynn

To adequately prepare future faculty for their multiple roles as researchers, teachers, and colleagues, innovative teaching opportunities must be made available to doctoral students that allow them to maintain a high level of research productivity while acquiring independent teaching experience and training. A new program is developed that offers a unique teaching opportunity for graduate and postdoctoral students in the natural sciences and empowers them as independent teacher-scholars.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 1/1/2007Stock # jcst07_036_04_24Volume 036Issue 04

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