Exploring Emotion in Teaching: Emotional Labor, Burnout, and Satisfaction in Chinese Higher Education

Communication Education

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-122

  Zhang, Qin ^a   Zhu, Weihong ^a  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese Teachers; Emotion; Emotional Labor; Teacher Burnout; Teaching Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349836003     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520701586310     Document Type: Article

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