Students' primary goals, attributions, and facework during conversations about disappointing grades

Communication Education

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 185-204

  Sabee, Christina M ^a   Wilson, Steven R ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributions; Facework; Goals; Grades; Instructional Communication; Politeness

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944437460     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520500356154     Document Type: Review

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