The high cost of leaving: An analysis of the cost of Teacher Turnover

Journal of Education Finance

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-37

  Watlington, Eliah ^a   Shockley, Robert ^a   Guglielmino, Paul ^a   Felsher, Rivka ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79551608024     PISSN: 00989495     EISSN: 19446470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jef.0.0028     Document Type: Article

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