Teachers' collective efficacy, job satisfaction, and job stress in cross-cultural context

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 464-486

  Klassen, Robert M ^a   Usher, Ellen L ^b   Bong, Mimi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

collective efficacy; cross cultural; job satisfaction; job stress; teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954008166     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220970903292975     Document Type: Article

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