An appraisal perspective of teacher burnout: Examining the emotional work of teachers

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 193-218

  Chang, Mei Lin ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appraisals; Coping; Emotion regulation; Teacher burnout; Teacher emotions

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549172488     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-009-9106-y     Document Type: Review

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