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Job Stress and Satisfaction Among Special Education Teachers: Effects of gender and social role orientation

Joanne Eichinger 607 Chafee Social Sciences Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, 02881, USA
Pages 397-412 | Published online: 21 Jul 2010

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