"I like being a teacher": Career satisfaction, the work environment and work engagement

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 768-789

  Timms, Carolyn ^a   Brough, Paula ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Career satisfaction; Job demands and resources theory; Motivation; Self determination theory; Teachers; Work burnout; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884516443     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JEA-06-2012-0072     Document Type: Article

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