Novice teachers' perceptions of school climate and self-efficacy

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-10

  Meristo, Merilyn ^a   Eisenschmidt, Eve ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Novice teacher; School climate; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899853680     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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