Sustaining the commitment and realising the potential of highly promising teachers

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 150-163

  Cameron, Marie ^a   Lovett, Susan ^b  

^a New Zealand Council for Educational Research   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Commitment; Resilience; School leadership; Teacher careers; Teacher satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919834683     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2014.928132     Document Type: Article

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