Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2009

Full Length Research Paper

A study on the relationship between teacher competency and job performance under human resource management in higher education

Yan Yang
  • Yan Yang
  • Jiangsu Vocational and Technical College of Economics and Finance, Huaian, China.
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Yuan-Cheng Chang
  • Yuan-Cheng Chang
  • Department of Education Management, Chinese International College, Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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  •  Received: 22 May 2023
  •  Accepted: 23 June 2023
  •  Published: 31 August 2023

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