Influences on the satisfaction and retention of 1st-year teachers: The importance of effective school management

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 742-771

  Stockard, Jean ^a   Lehman, Michael Bryan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b Lake Oswego School District   (United States)

Author keywords

Beginning teachers; Management; Retention; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 17044370718     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X04268844     Document Type: Article

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