An assessment of well-being of principals in Flemish primary schools

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-61

  Devos, G ^a   Bouckenooghe, D ^a   Engels, N ^b   Hotton, G ^b   Aelterman, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Job satisfaction; Primary schools; Principals

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846589979     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230710722449     Document Type: Article

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