| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第14-24页 |
| ·An overview of professional development of foreign language teachers | 第14-20页 |
| ·Teacher professionalization and teacher professional development(TPD) | 第14-16页 |
| ·Teacher education,teacher training and teacher development | 第16-17页 |
| ·Teacher-research and TPD | 第17-19页 |
| ·TPD:A new trend in teacher education | 第19-20页 |
| ·Relevant researches on TPD in China | 第20-22页 |
| ·Neglected aspects of researches on in-service English TPD in rural areas | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Basis | 第24-31页 |
| ·The Human Capital Theory and TPD | 第24页 |
| ·Life-long Learning and Adult Learning Theories and TPD | 第24-28页 |
| ·The Constructivism Theory and TPD | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Three Status Quo of PD of In-service English Teachers in Rural High Schools | 第31-68页 |
| ·Descriptions of the investigation | 第31-33页 |
| ·Purpose | 第31页 |
| ·Subjects | 第31-32页 |
| ·Instruments | 第32页 |
| ·Procedure | 第32-33页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis | 第33页 |
| ·Findings and discussions | 第33-65页 |
| ·Major problems in rural in-service teachers | 第36-58页 |
| ·Major problems in rural in-service teacher education | 第58-65页 |
| ·Factors influencing teachers' professional development | 第65-68页 |
| Chapter Four Countermeasures for Solving the Problems in Professional Development of In-service English Teachers in Rural High Schools | 第68-104页 |
| ·An internal countermeasure:self-directed professional development | 第68-95页 |
| ·Necessity and feasibility of self-directed professional development | 第68-73页 |
| ·Implementation and methods of self-directed professional development | 第73-95页 |
| ·External countermeasures | 第95-104页 |
| ·Improvement of living and working conditions | 第96-97页 |
| ·Co-construction of professional development schools(PDS) | 第97-104页 |
| Conclusion | 第104-107页 |
| Bibliography | 第107-115页 |
| Appendix | 第115-123页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表论文 | 第123-125页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第125-127页 |
