Postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) and student motivation

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-134

  Roness, Dag ^a   Smith, Kari ^b  

^a Department of Education   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Motivation for teaching; PGCE course; Research on teaching; Student motivation; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449568763     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619760902778982     Document Type: Article

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