Understanding teacher morale and job satisfaction

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 831-845

  Evans, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031260666     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-051X(97)00027-9     Document Type: Article

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