Efficacy beliefs, job satisfaction, stress and their influence on the occupational commitment of English-medium content teachers in the Dominican Republic

Educational Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 876-899

  Barouch Gilbert, Rachel ^a   Adesope, Olusola O ^a   Schroeder, Noah Lee ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

belief; school; self efficacy; teacher motivation; teaching efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919876649     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2013.814193     Document Type: Article

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