Experienced physical education teachers reaching their “use-by date”: Powerless and disrespected

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 487-499

  Whipp, Peter R ^a   Tan, Gregory ^a   Yeo, Poh Tin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dissatisfactions; Kquality of work life; Marginalized; School

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38549128720     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2007.10599448     Document Type: Article

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