ERIC Number: EJ970756
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 19
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Instructor Compliance to Student Requests: An Examination of Student-to-Student Connectedness as Power in the Classroom
Sidelinger, Robert J.; Bolen, Derek M.; Frisby, Brandi N.; McMullen, Audra L.
Communication Education, v61 n3 p290-308 2012
Using facework as a theoretical lens, we examined power in the classroom from the standpoint that students, as a connected group, may have upward influence in the college classroom. Participants included both students (N = 375) and faculty (N = 104) who reported on perceptions of classroom connectedness and instructor compliance to student requests. Both students and instructors reported a positive link between perceptions of student-to-student connectedness and instructor compliance. In addition, instructors were more likely to comply when they reported liking their students. Finally, students perceived greater connectedness and compliance in smaller classes than in larger classes. However, instructors did not share this perception. Overall, this study revealed that a connected classroom climate may serve as a relational resource for students that can impact an instructor's decisions in the college classroom.
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Compliance (Psychology), Peer Relationship, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Class Size, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Teacher Influence, Teacher Leadership, Change Strategies, Educational Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Teacher Student Relationship, Social Psychology, Likert Scales, Affective Behavior
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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