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Investigation of School Administrators’ Humour Styles and School Climate according to Teacher Perceptions Cover

Investigation of School Administrators’ Humour Styles and School Climate according to Teacher Perceptions

By: Fatih Şahin and  Hasan Tabak  
Open Access
|Dec 2020

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Language: English
Page range: 34 - 49
Submitted on: Apr 9, 2020
Accepted on: Jun 5, 2020
Published on: Dec 28, 2020
Published by: DTI University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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