MEDIATING ROLE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE EFFECT OF SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS ON JOB PERFORMANCE OF SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS IN PUBLIC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING APPROACH
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