Effects of Teacher Quality of Work Life in Secondary Schools on Commitment and Sense of Efficacy

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-27

  Louis, Karen Seashore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0007037950     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0924345980090101     Document Type: Article

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