Invisible barriers: The loneliness of school principals at Turkish elementary schools

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Korumaz, Mithat ^a  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Barriers; Loneliness at work; School principals; Turkish elementary schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009786750     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/saje.v36n4a1302     Document Type: Article

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