Academic staff workloads and job satisfaction: Expectations and values in academe

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-30

  Houston, Don ^a   Meyer, Luanna H ^a   Paewai, Shelley ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 30444458236     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600800500283734     Document Type: Review

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