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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Leadership in the College Classroom: The Use of Charismatic Leadership as a Deterrent to Student Resistance Strategies
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Bolkan, San; Goodboy, Alan K. – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between teachers' charismatic leadership (i.e., strategic vision and articulation, sensitivity to the environment, sensitivity to members' needs, personal risk, unconventional behavior) in college classroom environments and resulting student resistance strategies. Participants were 165 college…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Correlation, Leadership, Higher Education
The Effects of Nonverbal and Verbal Immediacy on Recall and Multiple Student Learning Indicators
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Goodboy, Alan K.; Weber, Keith; Bolkan, San – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2009
A 2 x 2 experiment was conducted in which instructor nonverbal immediacy and verbal immediacy were manipulated in a college classroom to examine causal links with cognitive and affective learning outcomes. Previous criticisms concerning immediacy and learning research were considered and multiple operationalizations of cognitive learning (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Motivation, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education