The Relationship Between School Principals’ Paternalistic Leadership and Teachers’ Job Burnout: An Action Research (original) (raw)
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EXPLORING WHAT REMAINS CONTRIBUTIVE FROM THE HEAD TEACHERS END TOWARDS TEACHERS' BURN OUT
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