Teacher Stress and Coping Strategies: A National Snapshot

Educational Forum

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 299-316

  Richards, Jan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coping strategies; elementary education; junior high middle school education; secondary education; teacher burnout; teacher stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863539876     PISSN: 00131725     EISSN: 19388098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131725.2012.682837     Document Type: Article

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