| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| CONTENTS | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·The origin of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Aims and significance of the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·The structure of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第14-27页 |
| ·Research on peer coaching | 第14-19页 |
| ·Definitions of peer coaching | 第14-15页 |
| ·The origin and development of peer coaching | 第15-17页 |
| ·Different models of peer coaching | 第17-18页 |
| ·Characteristics of peer coaching | 第18-19页 |
| ·Research on teacher professional development | 第19-25页 |
| ·Definitions of teacher professional development | 第20-21页 |
| ·Contents of teacher professional development | 第21-22页 |
| ·Approaches to teacher professional development | 第22-24页 |
| ·Characteristics of efficient activities for teacher professional development | 第24页 |
| ·Influencing factors of teacher professional development | 第24-25页 |
| ·Research on English teachers' professional development | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第27-34页 |
| ·Research questions | 第27页 |
| ·Participants | 第27-28页 |
| ·Research methods | 第28-31页 |
| ·Case study | 第29-30页 |
| ·Narrative Inquiry | 第30-31页 |
| ·Data collection | 第31-32页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four The Results of Narrative Inquiry | 第34-48页 |
| ·Peer coaching in office communications | 第34-36页 |
| ·Peer coaching in group lesson planning | 第36-40页 |
| ·Peer coaching in having heterogeneous lessons | 第40-44页 |
| ·Peer coaching in making a research project | 第44-46页 |
| ·Peer coaching in inter-school instruction and research activities | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Analysis and Discussion | 第48-60页 |
| ·Understanding of the teacher's development in the process of peer coaching | 第48-55页 |
| ·The enrichment of professional knowledge | 第48-50页 |
| ·The improvement of professional competence | 第50-54页 |
| ·The enhancement of professional emotions | 第54-55页 |
| ·The major factors contributing to the teacher' development in peer coaching | 第55-60页 |
| ·The Teacher's personality | 第56-57页 |
| ·The collaborative atmosphere of the professional teacher communities | 第57-58页 |
| ·Support from school organizations | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第60-66页 |
| ·Major findings | 第60-61页 |
| ·The existing problems to peer coaching | 第61-62页 |
| ·Suggestions | 第62-66页 |
| ·For individual teachers | 第62-64页 |
| ·For school organizations | 第64-66页 |
| References | 第66-70页 |
| Appendices | 第70-92页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第72-74页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第74-86页 |
| Appendix 4 | 第86-89页 |
| Appendix 5 | 第89-92页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第92-94页 |
