封面
目录
英文摘要
中文摘要
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviation
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Objectives
1.2 Rationale
1.3 Research Questions
1.4 Structure of the thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 The Definition of the Professional Virtual Community
2.2 The Study of Learning Community Abroad and at Home
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
3.1 Social learning in virtual community
3.2 Constructivism
3.3 Vygotsky’s socio-cultural approach
3.4 The Social Interdependence Theory
3.5 The SECI process:four modes of knowledge conversion
Chapter 4 Research Method
4.1 Research Design
4.2 The Main Methodologies of the Study
4.3 The Analysis Tools
4.4 Data Collection
4.5 Reliability
Chapter 5 Data Analysis and Discussion
5.1 Results from social network analysis
5.2 Results from content analysis
Chapter 6 Conclusions
6.1 Findings
6.2 Implications
6.3 Limitations
参考文献
Appendix Ⅰ Front Page of the Forum
Appendix Ⅲ An Example of Coding text by winMAX
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