Developing preservice science teachers' self-determined motivation toward environment through environmental activities

International Journal of Environmental and Science Education

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-19

  Karaarslan, Güliz ^a,b   Sungur, Semra ^b   Ertepinar, Hamide ^c  

^a AGRI IBRAHIM CECEN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL AYDIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Motivation toward environment; Pre service science teachers; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892759604     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13063065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12973/ijese.2013.222a     Document Type: Article

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