The Effectiveness of Interventions Aimed at Reducing Teacher Burnout: a Meta-Analysis

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 373-396

  Iancu, Alina Eugenia ^a   Rusu, Andrei ^a   Măroiu, Cristina ^a   Păcurar, Roxana ^a   Maricuoiu, Laureniu P ^a  

^a WEST UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Burnout; Controlled trial; Intervention; Meta analysis; Review; Teacher

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025431139     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-017-9420-8     Document Type: Review

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