Student perceptions of the instructor's relational characteristics, the classroom communication experience, and the interaction involvement in face-to-face versus video conference instruction

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-114

  Umphrey, Laura R ^a   Wickersham, Jeffrey A ^a   Sherblom, John C ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom Experience; Face to face; Interactivity; Relational Characteristics; Video Conference

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956977929     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090802021954     Document Type: Article

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