Students' motives for communicating with their instructors

Communication Education

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-164

  Martin, Matthew M ^a   Myers, Scott A ^b   Mottet, Timothy P ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Interpersonal communication motives; Students' communication with instructors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033416522     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634529909379163     Document Type: Article

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