| Acknowledgement | 第5-8页 |
| Dedication | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9页 |
| Chapter 1: Introduction | 第14-30页 |
| 1.1 Overview | 第14-26页 |
| 1.2 Statement of the Problem and Research Questions | 第26-27页 |
| 1.3 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第27-28页 |
| 1.4 Definitions of Key Terms | 第28-29页 |
| 1.5 Research Method and Hypothesis | 第29页 |
| 1.6 Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter 2: Literature Review | 第30-46页 |
| 2.1 Teacher Motivation and Motivation for Choosing Teaching as a Career | 第30-33页 |
| 2.2 Studies guided by different Motivation Theories | 第33-34页 |
| 2.3 Factors Influencing Pre-service Teachers' Motivation to Teach | 第34-36页 |
| 2.4 Challenges in Attracting and Retaining Student Teachers | 第36-39页 |
| 2.5 Attracting Qualified Teachers to Rural Areas | 第39-43页 |
| 2.6 Theoretical Framework | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter 3: Methodology | 第46-54页 |
| 3.1 Participants | 第46-50页 |
| 3.2 Research Instrument | 第50-51页 |
| 3.3 Research Design and Data Collection Procedure | 第51-52页 |
| 3.4 Statistical Analysis | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter 4: Results | 第54-61页 |
| 4.1 Altruistic Motivation as the Most Influencing Motivation | 第54-59页 |
| 4.1.1 Dominant Factors in Choosing to Teach in Rural Areas of Maldives | 第56-59页 |
| 4.2 Summary | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter 5: Discussion | 第61-68页 |
| 5.1 Comparison of the Influence of Three Motivation Types | 第61-62页 |
| 5.2 Motivational Factors in Choosing to Teach in Rural Areas | 第62-68页 |
| Chapter 6: Conclusion and Recommendations | 第68-74页 |
| 6.1 Conclusion | 第68-70页 |
| 6.2 Recommendations | 第70-71页 |
| 6.3 Delimitations and Limitations of this study | 第71-72页 |
| 6.4 Future Research | 第72-73页 |
| 6.5 Summary | 第73-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-84页 |
| Appendix A: Questionnaire for the participants of the survey | 第84-90页 |
| Appendix B: Unique geography of Maldives | 第90-94页 |
