Main results

They show that:

• The proposed training had an effect on the teachers: compared to those in the control group, teachers in the experimental group reported from T1 to T3 greater autonomous motivation towards teaching, better support for their students' psychological needs, and greater job satisfaction.
• Students were sensitive to their teacher's change in practice: compared to those in the control group, students in the experimental group reported greater independent motivation to learn, greater perceived support of their psychological needs by their teacher, and greater academic satisfaction from T1 to T3.

__ Experimental condition

__ Control condition

Autonomous motivation of teachers towards their profession	Teachers' perception of their motivational style supporting the psychological needs of students	Teacher job satisfaction