The impact of personal, professional and organizational characteristics on administrator burnout

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 146-159

  Gmelch, Walter H ^a   Gates, Gordon ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Education; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986084405     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578239810204363     Document Type: Article

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