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Work commitment and job satisfaction for program staff: How to build it

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Children develop appropriately in social, cognitive, physical, and emotional ways in a stable environment. Early childhood administrators can help create this stable environment by minimizing staff turnover. Staff turnover can be kept at a reasonable rate through the development of administrative skills which will enhance staff self-esteem and job satisfaction.

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  1. Nora Palmer Gould
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Nora Palmer Gould is an Early Childhood Administrator who is currently working as a consultant to Early Childhood Programs.

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Gould, N.P. Work commitment and job satisfaction for program staff: How to build it. Early Childhood Educ J 17, 4–7 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01620159

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