Is the motivation to become a teacher related to pre-service teachers' intentions to remain in the profession?

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-200

  Bruinsma, Marjon ^a   Jansen, Ellen P W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attraction and retention of teachers; Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation; Maladaptive and adaptive motives; Motivation to become a teacher; Teacher self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951059970     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619760903512927     Document Type: Article

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