Personal characteristics and job satisfaction of Greek teachers

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 354-358

  Koustelios, Athanasios D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Job satisfaction; Personality; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344670846     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005931     Document Type: Article

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