Serial Arguments in Classrooms |
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| Authors: | Dale Hample Benjamin Krueger |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Communication , University of Maryland , College Park, MDdhample@umd.edu;3. Department of Communication Studies , Winona State University , Winona, MN |
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| Abstract: | Serial arguing has mainly been studied in the context of close relationships. This study generalizes those theories and findings to the context of classrooms. Respondents (N = 348) reported on serial arguments they had experienced either in college or in high school classes. High school serial arguments were more brutish than those in college. Resolvability was positively associated with classroom climate and arguers' civility. Approach and avoidance motives predicted the degree to which a range of arguers' goals come into play, and the goals predicted the tactics in use. The tactics, in turn, predicted the resolvability, climate, and civility of the serial arguments. |
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| Keywords: | Classroom Climate Goals Serial Argument Tactics |
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