Teacher Turnover and Teacher Shortages: An Organizational Analysis

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 499-534

  Ingersoll, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035636240     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312038003499     Document Type: Article

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