The mission of this book is to provide a much needed introduction to the current status and future directions of theory and research on teacher motivation. It provides a critical resource not only for educational psychologists, but also for those working in related fields such as educational leadership, teacher development, and school psychology.

Introduction. Teacher Motivation Matters: An Introduction. Section 1. Major Theoretical Approaches to Teacher Motivation. Chapter 1: Why people choose teaching as a career: An expectancy-value approach to understanding teacher motivation. Chapter 2: What teachers want to achieve and why it matters: An achievement goal approach to teacher motivation. Chapter 3: Antecedents and outcomes of teachers' autonomous motivation: A self-determination theory analysis. Chapter 4: Section Commentary: Theory and research on teachers' motivation: Mapping an emerging conceptual terrain. Section 2. Motivation-Related Processes. Chapter 5: Exploring teacher emotions: Causes, effects, and correlates. Chapter 6: Loving teaching: Research on teachers' intrinsic orientations. Chapter 7: Teachers' self-efficacy beliefs: Ready to move from theory to practice? Chapter 8: Teacher responsibility: What does it mean for teachers' motivation and emotions? Chapter 9: East meets west: Teacher motivation in the Chinese context. Chapter 10: Section Commentary: Navigating the labyrinth of teacher motivations and emotions. Section 3. Motivation and Teacher Career Trajectories. Chapter 11: Changing practice(s): A situative account of teachers' motivations to learn. Chapter 12: The teacher time bubble: Expanding teachers' imaginings of the future to support learning. Chapter 13: Curbing teacher burnout: The transactional factors of teacher efficacy and emotion management. Chapter 14: Section Commentary: Teacher career trajectories. Chapter 15: Concluding Commentary: Understanding teacher motivation: What is known and what more there is to learn