Job satisfaction among urban secondary-school teachers in namibia

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-154

  George, Evy ^a   Louw, Daniël ^b   Badenhorst, Gerhard ^b  

^a Research focuses on education and psychology   (Namibia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Burnout; Job satisfaction; Namibia; Secondary school; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049434483     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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