摘要:The current study probed qualitatively the antecedents and consequences of
teachers' motivation and demotivation among Iranian English as foreign language
(EFL) teachers. To conduct the study, four different kinds of qualitative methods
were triangulated, including interviews, diaries, journal, and open-ended questions.
To analyze the obtained data, MAXQDA 10 software was used offering the
researchers a wide variety of visual tools, diagrams, and tables. The results
demonstrated that the antecedents encompassed two broad factors (job-related
factors and immediate environment) and a number of sub-factors. Besides, the
consequences have three main categories (physical, behavioural, and attitudinal)
and a host of sub categories. All in all, the results demonstrated that most of the
antecedents and consequences were external rather than internal; so, it is
recommended that teaching environment should be enhanced both physically and
professionally in order to promote teacher motivation conducive to learner
motivation and effective learning.