Student use of relational and influence messages in response to perceived instructor power use in American and Chinese college classrooms

Communication Education

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-209

  Goodboy, Alan K ^a   Bolkan, San ^b   Myers, Scott A ^c   Zhao, Xing ^d  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Instructor Power; Student Affinity Seeking; Student Behavioral Alteration Techniques; Student Communication Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952436033     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634523.2010.502970     Document Type: Article

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