The mistreated teacher: A national study

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-301

  Blase, Joseph ^a   Fengning, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Defense Language Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Individual behaviour; Principals; Teachers; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449103079     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230810869257     Document Type: Article

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