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ERIC Number: EJ528122
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
Communicator Anxiety: A Comparison of 2- and 4-Year College Students.
Hamilton, Cheryl R.; Frerichs, Dean K.
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v20 n4 p325-332 Jul-Aug 1996
Describes a study comparing the scores of 515 community college students on communication apprehension measures to published norms of 4-year students and working adults. Finds that community college students had higher apprehension levels than both groups. Suggests that higher communication apprehension levels can lead to higher levels of dropouts. (28 citations) (KRG)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Communication Apprehension, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Enrollment Influences, Student Reaction, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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