Relationships between teacher organizational commitment, psychological hardiness and some demographic variables in Turkish primary schools

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 630-651

  Sezgin, Ferudun ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Primary schools; Psychology (motivation); Teachers; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350764798     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230910981099     Document Type: Article

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