Burnout in university teaching staff: A systematic literature review

Educational Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-50

  Watts, J ^a   Robertson, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnout; Postgraduates; Students; Support; Teachers; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551668440     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: 14695847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131881.2011.552235     Document Type: Review

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