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Teacher Development
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Volume 13, 2009 - Issue 1
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Motivating adolescents: high school teachers’ perceptions and classroom practices

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Pages 1-16 | Received 08 Jul 2008, Accepted 12 Feb 2009, Published online: 18 May 2009

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