Out of class communication between faculty and students: A faculty perspective |
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| Authors: | Marjorie Keeshan Nadler Lawrence B Nadler |
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| Institution: | 1. Professor of Communication , Miami University , Oxford, Ohio, 45056 E-mail: nadlermk@muohio.edu;2. Professor of Communication , Miami University , Oxford, Ohio |
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| Abstract: | While many scholars recognize that the process of education extends beyond the formal classroom, relatively little research has focused on the role of communication in this area. This article focuses on out of class (OOC) communication between faculty and students. First, the benefits of OOC contact for students, faculty, and educational institutions; the frequency of such contact; and what is known about the roles of student and instructor sex in such contexts are explored. Then, the results of a study exploring the roles of faculty perceptions of instructor empathy, relational topoi, and instructor sex are reported. The findings indicate that these variables all relate to the amount and kinds of OOC communication that occur. |
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