"Everything changed": Relational turning point events in college teacher-student relationships from teachers' perspectives

Communication Education

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-50

  Docan Morgan, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Instructor liking for students; Relational turning points; Teacher job satisfaction; Teacher motivation; Teacher self efficacy; Teacher student interpersonal relationships; Teacher student relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650138799     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634523.2010.497223     Document Type: Article

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