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Download full textPirtle, Trace N. – 2002
This study examined the current perception of meaning and purpose in life among Texas borderland school teachers as measured by the Purpose in Life Test, noting respondents' perceived likelihood of persisting as classroom teachers beyond 5 years given their Purpose in Life Test score. Data from 146 predominantly Hispanic public elementary, middle,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Persistence
