The impact of teacher immediacy and perceived caring on teacher competence and trustworthiness

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-53

  Teven, Jason J ^a   Hanson, Trudy L ^a  

^a WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Teacher Caring; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Credibility; Teacher Immediacy; Teacher Misbehaviors; Teacher Student Interpersonal Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 30544436364     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370409370177     Document Type: Article

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