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International Journal of Psychology & Behavior Analysis Volume 2 (2016), Article ID 2:IJPBA-111, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2016/111
Research Article
Job autonomy and Job Satisfaction of English Instructors in the language Centers of some Private Colleges in Muscat, Oman

Najah Salim Al-Siyabi

EFL Teacher, Muscat College, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Najah Salim Al-Siyabi, EFL Teacher, Muscat College, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Tel: +968 92828092; E-mail: najah@muscatcollege.edu.om
16 December 2015; 14 March 2016; 16 March 2016
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