Communicator style and teacher effectiveness: Adult learners versus traditional undergraduate studentsFootnote¹

An earlier version of this manuscript was presented at the annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association, November, 1990. The data reported in this article were also presented at and reported in the proceedings of the National Conference on Quality in Off‐Campus Credit Programs, Clear Water Beach, FL, October, 1988.

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