Extending the domain of instructional effectiveness assessment in student evaluations of communication courses

Communication Education

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 253-266

  Rice, Ronald E ^a   Stewart, Lea P ^a   Hujber, Michele ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alumni perceptions; Classroom communication; Course evaluations; Educational accountability; Instructional effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034398157     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520009379214     Document Type: Article

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