School psychologists' job satisfaction: A 22-year perspective in the USA

School Psychology International

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-145

  Worrell, Travis G ^a   Skaggs, Gary E ^a   Brown, Michael B ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career; Demographic variables; Job satisfaction; Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire; School psychologists

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645667619     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034306064540     Document Type: Article

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