A comparative analysis of teacher and student perceptions of sources of motivation and demotivation in college classes

Communication Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 245-261

  Gorham, Joan ^a   Millette, Diane M ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Course design; Demotivation; Motivation; Student attitudes; Teacher behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031507776     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634529709379099     Document Type: Article

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