Examining teacher turnover in low-performing, multi-cultural schools: Relationships among emotional labor, communication symmetry, and intent to leave

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-22

  Richardson, Brian K ^a   Alexander, Alicia ^a   Castleberry, Tamara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication Symmetry; Emotional Labor; Intent to Leave; Teacher; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862092670     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090701831743     Document Type: Article

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