Staff morale in day care centres for adults with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-199

  Mascha, Katerina ^a,b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Intellectual disabilities; Intended turnover; Job satisfaction; Staff burnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247353308     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2006.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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