Social Power in the College Classroom: The Impact of Instructor Resource Manipulation and Student Dependence on Graduate Students' Mood and Morale.

Rouse, Linda P.

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ERIC Number: EJ289076

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Publication Date: 1983

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Social Power in the College Classroom: The Impact of Instructor Resource Manipulation and Student Dependence on Graduate Students' Mood and Morale.

Rouse, Linda P.

American Educational Research Journal, v20 n3 p375-83 Fall 1983

An investigation of the effect of social power (defined in terms of instructors' manipulation of resources and students' dependence) revealed that the instructors' style of resource manipulation was significantly correlated with graduate students' mood and morale. Findings demonstrate the importance of social power for understanding classroom interaction. (Author/LC)

Descriptors: Classroom Research, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Morale, Power Structure, Rewards, Student Teacher Relationship, Teachers, Teaching Styles

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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