Classroom justice: Perceptions of fairness as a predictor of student motivation, learning, and aggression

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 58-77

  Chory‐Assad, Rebecca M ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Fairness; Justice; Learning; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900126106     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370209385646     Document Type: Article

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