Relational turning point events and their outcomes in college teacher-Student relationships from Students' perspectives

Communication Education

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-188

  Docan Morgan, Tony ^a   Manusov, Valerie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning Outcomes; Relational Frame; Relational Turning Points; Teacher Student Relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449572517     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520802515713     Document Type: Article

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