| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Dedicaiton | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第8-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-12页 |
| List of Tables | 第12页 |
| List of ifgures | 第12-13页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY | 第13-19页 |
| 1.1 Introduction | 第13页 |
| 1.2 Background of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| 1.3 Statement of the Problem | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Objectives of the study | 第16页 |
| 1.5 Research Questions | 第16-17页 |
| 1.6 Significance/Rationale of the study | 第17页 |
| 1.7 Limitations of the study | 第17页 |
| 1.9 Definitions of Terms | 第17-19页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK | 第19-32页 |
| 2.1 Literature Review | 第19-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Collaboration | 第19页 |
| 2.1.2 Teacher Collaboration | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.3 Teacher Collaboration in Middle Schools | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.4 Nature of Teacher Collaboration in China | 第21-22页 |
| 2.1.5 Teacher Professional Development | 第22页 |
| 2.1.6 Forms of Teacher Professional Development | 第22-24页 |
| 2.1.7 Pedagogical knowledge and skills | 第24页 |
| 2.1.8 Significance of Teacher Collaboration in Teacher Professional Development | 第24-25页 |
| 2.1.9 Teachers' perceptions of the impact of teacher collaboration on teacher professional development | 第25-27页 |
| 2.1.10 Challenges toward Meeting Teacher Collaboration for Teacher Professional Development | 第27-29页 |
| 2.2 Conceptual Framework | 第29-32页 |
| CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第32-38页 |
| 3.1 Research Design | 第32页 |
| 3.2 Study Area | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3 Population | 第33页 |
| 3.4 Sample size and Sampling Procedures | 第33-34页 |
| 3.5 Instruments of Data Collection | 第34页 |
| 3.6 Questionnaire | 第34-36页 |
| 3.7 Interview | 第36页 |
| 3.8 Reliability and Validity of the Study | 第36-37页 |
| 3.9 Data Analysis Plan | 第37页 |
| 3.10 Ethical Consideration | 第37-38页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION | 第38-64页 |
| 4.1 Background of the Respondents | 第38-44页 |
| Gender | 第38页 |
| Age | 第38-39页 |
| Education level | 第39页 |
| Teaching subject | 第39-40页 |
| Teaching experience | 第40-41页 |
| Teacher status | 第41-42页 |
| Teacher's administrative position | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2 Findings and Discussion | 第44-64页 |
| 4.2.1 Practices and conditions of teacher collaboration | 第44-50页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Discussion of Practices and conditions | 第48-50页 |
| 4.2.2 Teachers' perceptions of the impact of teacher collaboration on teacher professionaldevelopment | 第50-58页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Discussion of the impact of teacher collaboration | 第54-58页 |
| 4.2.3 Challenges facing teachers in their collaboration to meet the needs of teacher professionaldevelopment | 第58-62页 |
| 4.2.3.1 Discussion of challenges facing teachers in collaboration | 第60-62页 |
| 4.2.4 Teachers' perceptions on improving teacher collaboration for teacher professionaldevelopment | 第62-64页 |
| 4.2.4.1 Discussion of the teachers' perceptions on improving teacher collaboration | 第62-64页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION AND RECCOMENDATIONS | 第64-67页 |
| 5.1 Conclusion | 第64-65页 |
| 5.2 Recommendations for Improvement and Further Studies | 第65-67页 |
| References | 第67-75页 |
| Appendices | 第75-82页 |
| Appendix1a:Teacher Questionnaire (English Version) | 第75-79页 |
| 附件1B：教师问卷(中文版本) | 第79-82页 |
| Appendix 2A:Interview Guide (English Version) | 第82页 |
| 附件2B：访谈提纲(中文版本) | 第82页 |
