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Title: Graduate Teaching Assistants, DFW Rates, and the Simulacrum: Baudrillard Meets the Modern University
Language: English
Authors: Abbey Hortenstine, Deron Boyles
Source: Philosophical Studies in Education. 2024 55:144-153.
Availability: Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Society. Web site: http://ovpes.org/?page_id=51
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: State Universities, Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, Educational Policy, Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Cultural Context, Political Issues, Epistemology, Academic Freedom, Academic Failure, Withdrawal (Education), College Outcomes Assessment, Courses, Training Methods, Retraining, Training Objectives
Geographic Terms: Georgia
ISSN: 0160-7561
Abstract: In January of 2023, Georgia State University proposed a policy stating that, if graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) taught courses that reported grades of Ds, Fs, or withdrawals (DFW) at a rate of twenty percent or higher, GTAs would be required to complete a course on how to teach college students before they could resume their job as a teaching assistant. If GTAs teach a course with a DFW rate of twenty percent or higher, they not only risk losing their jobs, but they also risk losing their tuition coverage until they complete a remedial course. By examining the implementation of this policy, as well as the broader political and cultural context in which it occurs, the authors argue that policies such as the DFW policy at Georgia State University limit academic freedom, bridle epistemic curiosity, and lead to a performance of knowledge.
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