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Enhancing Student Perceptions of Fairness: The Relationship between Instructor Credibility and Classroom Justice
Chory, Rebecca M.
Communication Education, v56 n1 p89-105 Jan 2007
The present study investigated the relationships between college students' perceptions of instructor credibility (competence, character, and caring) and their perceptions of classroom justice (distributive, procedural, and interactional justice). Results indicate that perceptions of instructor credibility positively predicted perceptions of classroom justice. Specifically, instructor competence predicted interactional justice; instructor caring predicted procedural and interactional justice; and instructor character predicted distributive, procedural, and interactional justice. In short, instructor credibility was most strongly related to interactional (versus distributive and procedural) justice and instructor character (versus competence or caring) was the most consistent predictor of classroom justice. (Contains 2 tables and 2 notes.) [An earlier version of this manuscript was presented at the 2005 National Communication Association's annual meeting, Boston, MA.]
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Credibility, Justice, Classroom Environment, Teacher Competencies, Personality Assessment, Attribution Theory, Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Research, Undergraduate Students, Hypothesis Testing, Student Surveys, Research Methodology
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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