Effect of syllabus tone: Students' perceptions of instructor and course

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 319-330

  Harnish, Richard J ^a   Bridges, K Robert ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom climate; Person perception; Syllabus; Tone

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052478700     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-011-9152-4     Document Type: Article

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