Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction in Swedish Preschools: Job Demands–Resources and Child-Group Linguistic Composition
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.329 | Journal eISSN: 2002-2867
Language: English
Page range: 9 - 9
Submitted on: Jun 27, 2024
Accepted on: Apr 16, 2026
Published on: Jun 9, 2026
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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