Research University STEM Faculty Members' Motivation to Engage in Teaching Professional Development: Building the Choir Through an Appeal to Extrinsic Motivation and Ego

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 558-570

  Bouwma Gearhart, Jana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Research universities; Self determination theory; STEM faculty motivation; Teaching professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866739286     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-011-9346-8     Document Type: Article

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