Balancing Pedagogical and Professional Practice Skills in the Training of Graduate Teaching Assistants
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 133, Issue 2
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Acknowledgments
This project was supported by the SIUC Center for Graduate Teaching Excellence and the SIUC Department of Civil Engineering.
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Volume 133 • Issue 2 • April 2007
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