College student attendance: Impact of instructor immediacy and verbal aggression

Communication Education

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-195

  Rocca, Kelly A ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attendance; Classroom; Communication; Immediacy; Instructor; Students; Verbal aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642565387     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520410001682447     Document Type: Article

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