Should i stay or should i go? A comparison study of intention to leave among public child welfare systems with high and low turnover rates

Child Welfare

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 125-143

  Strolin Goltzman, Jessica ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREER MOBILITY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TEACHER;

CAREER MOBILITY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 65549089528     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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