Predicting teacher commitment using principal and teacher efficacy variables: An HLM approach

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 183-193

  Ware, Herbert W ^a,b   Kitsantas, Anastasia ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

collective efficacy; hierarchical linear model; principal efficacy; school culture; Schools and Staffing Survey; teacher commitment; teacher efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953723485     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220671003638543     Document Type: Article

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