Teachers' attributions of responsibility for their occupational stress in the People's Republic of China and Australia

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 393-407

  McCormick, John ^a   Shi, Guoxing ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b HEBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 0033412807     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709999157798     Document Type: Article

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