Predicting job satisfaction among speech-language pathologists working in public schools

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 282-290

  Blood, Gordon W ^a   Ridenour, Jenna Swavely ^a   Thomas, Emily A ^a   Quails, Constance Dean ^a   Hammer, Carol Scheffner ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Schools; Social support; Speech language pathologists; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036803490     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2002/023)     Document Type: Article

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