Student perceptions of teacher affinity‐seeking and classroom climate
- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communication Research Reports
- Vol. 12 (2) , 192-199
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08824099509362056
Abstract
This study explored how teacher use of affinity‐seeking strategies is related to student perceptions of classroom climate. Participants were 147 undergraduate students enrolled at a large midwestern university. Results indicate that a significant relationship exists between teachers' use of affinity‐seeking strategies and student perceptions of classroom climate. Nineteen of the 25 strategies were correlated with classroom climate. Furthermore, communication teachers regularly used 19 of the 25 strategies. Student gender failed to account for any differences in perception of teacher use of affinity‐seeking strategies or classroom climate.Keywords
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