High school teachers' motivational perceptions and strategies in an East Asian nation

Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-221

  Hardré, Patricia L ^a   Huang, Su Hua ^a   Chen, Ching Huei ^a   Chiang, Chen Ting ^b   Jen, Fen Lan ^b   Warden, Leslie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Dynas International ^*  (Taiwan)

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EID: 42149087298     PISSN: 1359866X     EISSN: 14692945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13598660600720587     Document Type: Article

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