摘要
Abstract
Contents
List of Tables
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
1．1 Origin of the Study
1．2 Purpose and Significance of the study
1．3 Overall Framework of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2．1 Theoretical Foundation
2．1．1 Constructivism
2．1．2 Lifelong Learning
2．2 English Teachers’ Professional Development
2．2．1 Related Definitions of English Teachers’ Professional Development
2．2．2 National Training Program and Teachers’ Professional Development
2．3 Related Studies on Teachers’ Professional Development Abroad and at Home
2．3．1 Studies on Teachers’ Professional Development Abroad
2．3．2 Studies on Teachers’ Professional Development at Home
2．4 Summary
Chapter 3 Research Methodology
3．1 Research Questions
3．2 Subjects
3．3 Instruments
3．3．1 Questionnaires
3．3．2 Interview
3．4 Data Collection and Data Analysis
Chapter 4 Results and Discussions
4．1．General Description of English Teachers’ Professional Development in Rural Junior High Schools
4．2 Overall Descriptive Analysis of English Teachers’ Professional Development in Rural Junior High Schools
4．2．1 Situation of Teachers’ View on the Career and Ethic Devotion
4．2．2 Situation of Teachers’ Professional Knowledge and Competence
4．2．3 Situation of Research Abilities and Self-development
4．2．4 Situation of the Training State and Needs
4．2．5 Situation of Teachers’ Understanding of the “National Training Program”
4．3 Overall Descriptive Analysis of the Training Effect on the‘‘National Training Program’’
4．3．1 Overall Situation of the General Training Effect
4．3．2 Situation of the Whole Evaluation on the “National Training Program”
4．3．3 Situation of the Benefits of the “National Training Program”
4．3．4 Situation of the Enhancement on Teachers’ View on the Career and Ethic Devotion to the “National Training Program”
4．3．5 Situation s of the Enhancement on Teachers’ Professional Knowledge and Competence of the “National Training Program”
4．3．6 Situation of the Enhancement on the Research Abilities and Self-development of the “National Training Program”
4．3．7 Situation of the Attitudes towards the “National Training Program’’
4．4 Descriptive Analysis of the Problems and Trainees’ Expectations to the “National Training Program”
4．4．1 Situation of the Main Problems in the Training
4．4．2 Situation of the Trainees’ Needs and Expectations to the “National Training Program’’
4．4．3 Situation of the Trainees’ Needs of training ways of the “National Training Program”
4．4．4 Situation of the Trainees’ Needs of Training Teachers of the “National Training Program”
4．5 Summary
Chapter 5 Major Findings and Suggestions
5．1 Major Findings
5．1．1 English Teachers’ Professional Development
5．1．2 Training Effect of the “National Training Program”
5．1．3 Problems and Trainees’ Expectations to the “National Training Program’’
5．2 Suggestions
5．2．1 Suggestions for Administrative Departments and School Administrators
5．2．2 Suggestions for the Trainers
5．2．3 Suggestions for the Trainees
Chapter 6 Conclusion
6．1 Summary of the Present Study
6．2 Limitations of the Present Study
6．3 Suggestions for Further Study
Appendices
Appendix A
Appendix B
Bibliography
Publications During the Postgraduate Program
Acknowledgments
声明
