1. Graduate Assistant Dissent Expression: Navigating the Role of Student and Employee.
- Author
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PAYNE, HOLLY J., CUMMINGS, RYAN D., and GREUNKE, ERIN J.
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GRADUATE teaching assistants ,GRADUATE education ,DISSENTERS ,PROFESSIONAL relationships ,COWORKER relationships ,QUALITATIVE research - Abstract
This study explores graduate assistant dissent expression and identifies the triggers and influences on decisions to approach or avoid dissent. Qualitative analysis of 18 master's-level graduate assistant interviews revealed issues of autonomy, ideas for change, and university procedures as dissent triggers. Graduate assistants made decisions to approach or avoid dissent based on personal characteristics, supervisor relationships, and department openness to communication. Finally, graduate assistants' role identifications as student or employee framed their dissent expressions. Findings, implications, and future directions are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2015