Binding forces and teachers' school life: A recursive model

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-320

  Pang, Nicholas Sun Keung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 11844290090     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/sesi.14.3.293.15839     Document Type: Article

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