The effects of differentiated instruction on teachers’ stress and job satisfaction

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 122, Issue , 2023, Pages

  Pozas, Marcela ^a,b   Letzel Alt, Verena ^c   Schwab, Susanne ^d  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTERREY   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Differentiated instruction; heterogeneity; Student diversity; Teachers' job satisfaction; Teachers' stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 85145563757     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2022.103962     Document Type: Article

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