Goldstein and Benassi (1994) found that teacher self-disclosure correlated positively with student classroom participation. Wambach and Brothen (1997/this issue) offered methodological, empirical, and conceptual criticisms. We address their criticisms and indicate weaknesses in their work. We reaffirm, our original conclusions.
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