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Empirical and Conceptual Studies

Using an Expectancy-Value Model to Understand Teaching Motivation among Nontraditional Preservice Teachers: A Phenomenological Study Approach

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Pages 151-168 | Received 27 May 2015, Accepted 11 Dec 2017, Published online: 10 Apr 2018

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