Decision participation and school climate as predictors of job satisfaction and teachers’ sense of efficacy

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 217-230

  Taylor, Dianne L ^a   Tashakkori, Abbas ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84888284281     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: 19400683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220973.1995.9943810     Document Type: Article

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