Students' appraisals of instructors as a function of students' perceptions of instructors' aggressive communication

Communication Education

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 106-121

  Schrodt, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Argumentativeness; Instructor credibility; Perceived understanding; Student evaluations; Verbal aggressiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 30244465838     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520302468     Document Type: Article

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