Why do some beginning teachers leave the school, and others stay? Understanding teacher resilience through psychological lenses

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 417-440

  Hong, Ji Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

beliefs and value; emotions; professional identity; resilience; self efficacy; teacher attrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863918132     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2012.696044     Document Type: Article

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