“i would want you to understand it:” Students’ perspectives on addressing race in the classroom

Journal of Intercultural Communication Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-50

  Simpson, Jennifer S ^a   Causey, Angelique ^b   Williams, Levon ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b Communication Department ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Higher education; Instructors; Pedagogy; Race; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955853571     PISSN: 17475759     EISSN: 17475767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17475750701265274     Document Type: Article

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