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

Examining the organizational cynicism among teachers at schools: A mixed methods study

Faruk Levent
  • Faruk Levent
  • Çekmeköy Public Education Center, Marmara University, Turkey.
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Sitar Keser
  • Sitar Keser
  • Çekmeköy Public Education Center, Marmara University, Turkey.
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  •  Received: 15 September 2016
  •  Accepted: 19 October 2016
  •  Published: 10 November 2016

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