Teacher retention and attrition in public schools: Evidence from SASS91

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-88

  Shen, Jianping ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038379031     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220679709597525     Document Type: Article

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