Trust in school: A pathway to inhibit teacher burnout?

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 93-115

  Van Maele, Dimitri ^a   Van Houtte, Mieke ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Burnout; Elementary school; Emotional exhaustion; Teachers; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921845688     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JEA-02-2014-0018     Document Type: Article

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