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Are You Being Served? The Relationship between School Climate for Service and Teachers' Engagement, Satisfaction, and Intention to Leave: A Moderated Mediation Model

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Pages 359-378 | Received 15 Aug 2016, Accepted 04 Jan 2017, Published online: 06 Mar 2017

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