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Hendrix, Katherine Grace – 1995
A qualitative case study examined professor perceptions of the influence of race on the establishment of credibility in the classroom. Non-participant observation and semi-structured interviews elicited participant-generated conceptualizations of credibility of three Black and three White professors in the Northwest. Results indicated that…
Descriptors: Blacks, Case Studies, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment
Donohue, Thomas R.; And Others – 1986
A study examined the attitudes of legislators toward issues facing the Commonwealth of Kentucky, to determine (1) if there were differences in legislators' perception of the usefulness of mass media and interpersonal sources for information, (2) if there was a greater evidence of mass media usage among legislators who can be considered opinion…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Credibility, Energy Conservation, Information Sources
Galbraith, Lynn – 1986
An internal evaluation was carried out on the governing procedures of the Center for Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the spring semester, 1985-86. The evaluation focused on the major governance committee within the Center (the Center Executive Committee) and its relationship with the two other forms of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Governing Councils, Credibility, Decision Making
Sayer, James E. – 1988
Current print and broadcast journalism is moving away from a concept of journalism as "information people need to know" towards a notion of the "Right to Know": everything conceivable about everyone is newsworthy. It is axiomatic that a well-informed public is a better electorate. However, the First Amendment guarantee of…
Descriptors: Credibility, Ethics, Freedom of Information, Journalism
Baldi, Paolo – 1986
This paper discusses from a historical perspective past shortcomings of public service television with its protective information policies, indifference to audiovisual language, absence of diversity in journalistic thematic choices, and "boring" style of television reporting. It is argued that there has been a substantial lack of concern…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Commercial Television, Credibility, Criteria
Eason, Sandra H.; Thompson, Bruce – 1989
The utilization of program evaluation may be made more effective by means of the application of contemporary persuasion theory. The Elaboration Likelihood Model--a model of cognitive processing, ability, and motivation--was used in this study to test the persuasive effects of source credibility and involvement on message acceptance of evaluation…
Descriptors: Administrators, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Credibility
Palmer, Allen – 1989
The debate over the role of the press in the Third World has largely ignored questions of public perception of media roles and performance. To investigate whether an audience perceives the fundamental difference between development journalism (where the state has significant involvement in news decisions) and a free press, and whether that…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Audience Response, Credibility, Developing Nations
Grafton, Lee Geary – 1987
A study examined whether teacher efficacy affects the relationship between the teachers' perceptions of the school principal and the perceived communication conflict strategies teachers use when they disagree with the principal. To test this relationship, 830 questionnaires were distributed to public school teachers in six school districts across…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Communication Problems, Communication Research, Conflict Resolution
Komsky, Susan – 1983
Fiscal Impact Budgeting Systems (FIBS) are sophisticated computer based modeling procedures used in local government organizations, whose results, however, are often overlooked or ignored by decision makers. A study attempted to discover the reasons for this situation by focusing on four factors: potential usefulness, faith in computers,…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Computer Oriented Programs, Credibility, Decision Making
Scherer, Jacqueline – 1981
This summary, the last of a four-part study of social networks in Pontiac, Michigan, presents highlights from the three previous volumes and advocates the use of network research for understanding the dissemination process in educational innovation. Based on the conclusion that social networks provide a metaphor for understanding complex social…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Credibility, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
Kimmel, Melvin J. – 1977
Relationships between children's trust of a teacher and achievement, attitude toward school, and pupil-teacher interaction patterns were studied in fouth-grade classrooms. Trust was found to be positively correlated with arithmetic achievement and liking of school--but only for the girls. No positive relationships existed between trust and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Psychology, Children, Classroom Environment
Stern, Avner – 1980
This paper reviews the research undertaken by trainees in counseling supervision who were students in a class on studies in supervision. One study which is discussed focuses on the relationship of supervisor behavior and supervisor didactic or experiential expectations. Another study is presented which explores the behavioral correlates of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Counselor Educators, Counselor Training, Credibility
Keller, Jo – 1981
A study investigated whether older persons as a group are generally more persuaded by high authority figures than are younger persons. The study employed a design that allowed for extensive comparisons among subjects of different ages in terms of their willingness to be persuaded by physicians in interpersonal situations. One hundred-twenty…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research
Stacks, Don W.; Burgoon, Judee K. – 1979
A model of conversational distance violations that claims that these violations mediate communication outcomes such as source credibility, source attraction, and learning was examined in a study involving 136 undergraduate students. The students were tested in small group settings using eight confederates, four rated highly and four lowly in…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Credibility
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Stacks, Don W. – 1980
Recent research on the role of personal space has demonstrated the effects of violating or not violating a spatial norm on the perceived persuasiveness, credibility, and attractiveness of the message source. The persuasive impact of personal space violations has been difficult to interpret because of the failure to effectively manipulate source…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Credibility
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