Students' Perceptions of Classroom Group Work as a Function of Group Member Selection

Communication Teacher

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 50-64

  Myers, Scott A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

affective learning; cognitive learning; commitment; organizational citizenship behaviors; relational satisfaction; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855491349     PISSN: 17404622     EISSN: 17404630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17404622.2011.625368     Document Type: Article

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