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Wheeless, Virginia Eman; Witt, Paul L.; Maresh, Michelle; Bryand, Meagan C.; Schrodt, Paul – Communication Education, 2011
This study tested two theoretical models of instructor credibility as a potential mediator between instructors' classroom communication behaviors (nonverbal immediacy, enthusiasm, and homophily) and students' intentions to persist in college. Participants included 570 undergraduate students from three institutions in the South-Central United…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Teacher Characteristics, Credibility
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Schrodt, Paul; Witt, Paul L.; Myers, Scott A.; Turman, Paul D.; Barton, Matthew H.; Jernberg, Kodiane A. – Communication Education, 2008
This study tested two theoretical models of learner empowerment as a potential mediator of teacher power use and students' ratings of instruction. Participants included 1,416 undergraduate students from four different institutions in the United States. Results of structural equation modeling provided more support for the partial mediation model…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Structural Equation Models, Models, Student Empowerment