Organizational commitment of teachers in Urban schools: Examining the effects of team structures

Urban Education

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 603-627

  Dee, Jay R ^a   Henkin, Alan B ^b   Singleton, Carole A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational commitment; Teacher autonomy; Teacher empowerment; Teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749841655     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085906292512     Document Type: Article

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