Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

 

Date of this Version

2011

Document Type

Article

Citation

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (2011) 30

doi: 10.3998/tia.17063888.0030.009

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License: CC BY-NC-ND

Abstract

Out-of-class communication between faculty and students is linked to student learning, engagement, and success. As the source for mentoring, advising, and supplemental instruction, out-of-class communication and its barriers require explicit attention. Using a faculty-student collaborative research approach, we interviewed a diverse group of thirty-three undergraduates regarding behaviors, statements, and practices that contributed to or discouraged out-of-class communication. We found that in-class communication sets the stage for whether students approach faculty outside class and that faculty misbehaviors and disconfirming communication in class almost inevitably lead to out-of-class avoidance.

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