Silence Isn't Necessarily Golden: Communication Apprehension, Desired Social Choice, and Academic Success among Middle-School Students.

Hurt, H. Thomas; Preiss, Raymond

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ERIC Number: EJ200983

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Publication Date: 1978

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Silence Isn't Necessarily Golden: Communication Apprehension, Desired Social Choice, and Academic Success among Middle-School Students.

Hurt, H. Thomas; Preiss, Raymond

Human Communication Research, v4 n4 p315-28 Sum 1978

Finds communication apprehension to be significantly negatively related to both middle-school students' attitudes toward school and final grades. Indicates that communication apprehension influences the choice of desired others made by students and their teachers in a classroom communication network. (JMF)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Science Research, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research, Secondary Schools, Speech Communication, Speech Habits, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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