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Graduation Term
2015
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
School of Communication
Committee Chair
Kevin R. Meyer
Abstract
Self-disclosure in the classroom can prove to be a complicated decision for some instructors. More specifically, choosing to disclose one's sexual orientation is a difficult decision. For instance, instructors may suspect that disclosure of their sexual orientation might affect students' perceptions and behaviors. The present study will investigate whether instructor disclosure of sexual orientation (bisexual disclosed, homosexual disclosed, bisexual not disclosed, homosexual not disclosed) affected their self-reported levels of immediacy, reports of student challenge behaviors, out-of-class communication with students, and end-of-term course evaluations compared to instructors who did not disclose sexual orientation.
Access Type
Thesis-ISU Access Only
Recommended Citation
Waznis, Kyle, "The Effect of Instructor Sexual Orientation on Self-Disclosure, Nonverbal Immediacy, out-of-Class Communication with Students, Course Evaluations, and Reports of Student Challenge Behaviors" (2015). Theses and Dissertations. 336.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/336
DOI
http://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2015.Waznis.K