Faculty trust and organizational school characteristics: An exploration across secondary schools in flanders

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 556-589

  van Maele, Dimitri ^a   van Houtte, Mieke ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Culture; Organization; Secondary school; Teacher; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349443458     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X09335141     Document Type: Article

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