Job Satisfaction in Public and Private Schools: Competition is Key

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Job Satisfaction in Public and Private Schools : Competition is Key. / Dahler-Larsen, Peter; Foged, Søren Kjær.

In: Social Policy and Administration, Vol. 52, No. 5, 01.08.2018, p. 1084-1105.

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Dahler-Larsen, P & Foged, SK 2018, 'Job Satisfaction in Public and Private Schools: Competition is Key', Social Policy and Administration, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 1084-1105. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12324

APA

Dahler-Larsen, P., & Foged, S. K. (2018). Job Satisfaction in Public and Private Schools: Competition is Key. Social Policy and Administration, 52(5), 1084-1105. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12324

Vancouver

Dahler-Larsen P, Foged SK. Job Satisfaction in Public and Private Schools: Competition is Key. Social Policy and Administration. 2018 Aug 1;52(5):1084-1105. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12324

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Dahler-Larsen, Peter ; Foged, Søren Kjær. / Job Satisfaction in Public and Private Schools : Competition is Key. In: Social Policy and Administration. 2018 ; Vol. 52, No. 5. pp. 1084-1105.

Bibtex

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