Teacher Morale and Efficacy in Rural Western Australia / Deidra J. Young.

This paper draws on the Western Australian School Effectiveness Study (WASES) to examine school-level factors associated with improved teacher morale as one measure of effective high schools. The 1997 WASES teacher sample included 212 teachers from 28 rural and urban high schools in Western Australi...

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Main Author: Young, Deidra J.
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1998.
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Physical Description:18 pages
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