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Original Articles

Selected Factors Contributing to Teacher Job Satisfaction: A Quantitative Investigation Using 2013 TALIS Data

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Pages 512-532 | Received 26 Jun 2018, Accepted 04 Feb 2019, Published online: 09 Apr 2019

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