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Communication Apprehension in the Classroom: A Study of Nontraditional Graduate Students at Ohio University

Love, Jill Annette
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1363877519

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2013, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Individual Program of Study.
A common practice in colleges and universities throughout the United States is to make verbal communication and class participation a requirement for academic success. However, for some students this type of verbal communication in the classroom can produce physical and emotional anxiety that can profoundly affect their ability to succeed in the academic arena. Research in the field of communication apprehension has been ongoing for many years with elementary, high school, and traditional aged college students. However, little research has been conducted on communication apprehension as it relates to nontraditional aged college students. For this study the research field of participants was narrowed down to nontraditional graduate students at Ohio University. Using face-to-face interviews and a Likert-type survey instrument over the course of two years this study revealed that the biggest obstacle in verbal communication for nontraditional graduate students at Ohio University is due to the lack, or perceived lack, of a graduate vocabulary. From this finding more research is encouraged to drill down to the root of this vocabulary barrier.
Raymie McKerrow (Committee Chair)
Robert Sarikas (Committee Member)
Robert Young (Committee Member)
192 p.
Academic Guidance Counseling; Adult Education; Behavioral Psychology; Communication; Continuing Education; Education; Educational Evaluation; Educational Psychology; Educational Tests and Measurements; Educational Theory; Families and Family Life; Higher Education; Psychological Tests
communication apprehension; nontraditional students; classroom participation, PRCA-24; graduate vocabulary

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  • Love, J. A. (2013). Communication Apprehension in the Classroom: A Study of Nontraditional Graduate Students at Ohio University [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1363877519

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Love, Jill. Communication Apprehension in the Classroom: A Study of Nontraditional Graduate Students at Ohio University. 2013. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1363877519.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Love, Jill. "Communication Apprehension in the Classroom: A Study of Nontraditional Graduate Students at Ohio University." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1363877519

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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