How do self-efficacy, contextual variables and stressors affect teacher burnout in an EFL context?

Educational Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 93-109

  Khani, Reza ^a   Mirzaee, Alireza ^a  

^a ILAM UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

contextual variables; EFL context; self efficacy; stressors; teacher burnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921438721     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2014.981510     Document Type: Article

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