Self-efficacy, job satisfaction, motivation and commitment: Exploring the relationships between indicators of teachers' professional identity

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-132

  Canrinus, Esther T ^a   Helms Lorenz, Michelle ^a   Beijaard, Douwe ^b   Buitink, Jaap ^a   Hofman, Adriaan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Identification; Professional identity; Teaching; Teaching experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857914436     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: 18785174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10212-011-0069-2     Document Type: Article

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