An exploratory study on the career anchors of educators in Singapore

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 527-545

  Tan, Hwee Hoon ^a   Quek, Boon Choo ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Career anchors; Job satisfaction; Turnover intentions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; TEACHING;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; TEACHING;

EID: 9444225114     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980109603717     Document Type: Article

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