Enhancing student perceptions of fairness: The relationship between instructor credibility and classroom justice

Communication Education

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-105

  Chory, Rebecca M ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caring; Character; Classroom justice; Competence; Credibility; Fairness

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845775359     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520600994300     Document Type: Article

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