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Teacher Development
An international journal of teachers' professional development
Volume 18, 2014 - Issue 4
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Early career teacher attrition: new thoughts on an intractable problem

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Pages 562-580 | Received 26 Mar 2012, Accepted 23 Jul 2013, Published online: 18 Aug 2014

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