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« Reply #45 on: September 15, 2010, 05:30:19 PM » |
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Can anyone tell me what "tutor" means in the Netherlands? Based on the fact that there are a few MAs and fewer Ph.D. occupying that position in a Dutch University, I am guessing that "tutor" is equivalent to "Instructor." Can someone who is familiar with the Dutch system enlighten me?
Thanks, romance
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« Reply #46 on: September 20, 2010, 02:24:22 AM » |
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« Reply #47 on: September 20, 2010, 10:54:09 AM » |
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Can anyone tell me what "tutor" means in the Netherlands? Based on the fact that there are a few MAs and fewer Ph.D. occupying that position in a Dutch University, I am guessing that "tutor" is equivalent to "Instructor." Can someone who is familiar with the Dutch system enlighten me?
Thanks, romance
It depends on the kind of university system you are talking about - technical, professional, university college, and university all have "tutors"but the functions of the tutor vary widely. Which kind of high educational system are you referring to? |
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« Reply #48 on: September 20, 2010, 12:10:06 PM » |
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at my department, a tutor is generally a last year MA student, or someone who just received the MA, who is employed to convene practice groups for 1st year BA students - e.g. working groups to rehearse courses, or to make exercises in eg statistics, or in using a law book.
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« Reply #49 on: May 30, 2011, 04:54:14 AM » |
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I have worked in eight countries: seven in poor or developing countries and invite others' experiences, so that I can then see where we intersect and not.
Also I'm interested in learning of experiences of Transnational Professors as contrasted with international/global professors, who have been mobile, country to country and within countries.
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« Reply #50 on: July 27, 2011, 03:44:34 PM » |
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My experiences were varied, even though there was some similarity in each country I taught in.
Some posts also involved designing programs: in China, Bangladesh Malaysia, Vietnam and The Bahamas.
A teaching-only jobs was in England as a visiting professor.
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« Reply #51 on: September 16, 2011, 02:12:17 PM » |
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I have taught at universities in both the U.S. and in Germany, and, as a result, I long ago came to the conclusion that Germany is far and away a better place for academics (university teachers) but that the U.S. is by far a better place for university students.
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« Reply #52 on: September 16, 2011, 02:16:06 PM » |
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I have taught at universities in both the U.S. and in Germany, and, as a result, I long ago came to the conclusion that Germany is far and away a better place for academics (university teachers) but that the U.S. is by far a better place for university students.
Really? From my acquaintance with a German colleague in Art History, it was my impression that German scholars were responsible for the bulk of cost (which was considerable) in publishing the book required for tenure. It seemed kind of outrageous to me, so perhaps I am wrong. |
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« Reply #53 on: September 16, 2011, 02:35:48 PM » |
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Can anyone tell me what "tutor" means in the Netherlands? Based on the fact that there are a few MAs and fewer Ph.D. occupying that position in a Dutch University, I am guessing that "tutor" is equivalent to "Instructor." Can someone who is familiar with the Dutch system enlighten me?
Thanks, romance
A tutor is an instructor. Classes have lectures and tutorials. The tutorials are smaller meetings where you do exercises, or discussions or something like that. The tutor could be a grad student, lecturer, professor, or whatever, because tutor is what they are doing at the moment, not their academic rank. This is at the univeristy level; it could be different elsewhere. |
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« Reply #54 on: September 16, 2011, 02:41:48 PM » |
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Also I'm interested in learning of experiences of Transnational Professors as contrasted with international/global professors, who have been mobile, country to country and within countries.
Not sure what you mean here. Please give examples to illustrate your point. |
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« Reply #55 on: September 16, 2011, 06:58:51 PM » |
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I have taught at universities in both the U.S. and in Germany, and, as a result, I long ago came to the conclusion that Germany is far and away a better place for academics (university teachers) but that the U.S. is by far a better place for university students.
Really? From my acquaintance with a German colleague in Art History, it was my impression that German scholars were responsible for the bulk of cost (which was considerable) in publishing the book required for tenure. It seemed kind of outrageous to me, so perhaps I am wrong. S/he probably means that the students are far less demanding in Germany. It's probably also less competitive to get a job and you won't have to move as far (as the country is small). |
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