High school band students' and directors' perceptions of verbal and nonverbal teaching behaviors

Journal of Research in Music Education

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 290-309

  Whitaker, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Student and director perceptions; Teacher effectiveness; Teaching behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84555188430     PISSN: 00224294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022429411414910     Document Type: Article

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