Teachers' Images of their Schools and Perceptions of their Work Environments

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 334-348

  Fisher, Darrell ^a   Grady, Neville ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 2242452408     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0924345980090304     Document Type: Article

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