Committed for life? Variations in teachers' work, lives and effectiveness

Journal of Educational Change

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 243-260

  Day, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commitment; Effectiveness; Emotional identity; Resilience; Retention; Standards; Teachers' work and lives

Indexed keywords

EID: 48449097951     PISSN: 13892843     EISSN: 15731812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-007-9054-6     Document Type: Article

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