Do career goals promote continuous learning among practicing teachers?

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 397-422

  Ng, Chi Hung ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

goals; motivation; teacher learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953933834     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13540601003754806     Document Type: Article

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