Job-related stress and social support in kindergarten principals: The case of Macau

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-196

  Sai Wong, Kwok ^a   Hing Cheuk, Wai ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Jobs; Macau; Primary schools; Principals; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744367628     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540510590977     Document Type: Article

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