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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1Background of this research about the PT approach
1.1.1 A brief description of the training program in Ningxia
1.1.2 Reason of choosing this research
1.2 Significance of the research
1.3 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Concepts and terms concerned in the research
2.1.1 Definition to student participation
2.1.2 Definition of Participatory Teaching approach
2.1.3 Comparison between participatory teaching and traditional teaching model
2.2 Theoritical basis of the PT approach:Developmental teaching theory
2.2.1 Definition of development and developmental teaching
2.2.2 Effectiveness of the developmental teaching approach
2.3 A historical overview of the PT approach
2.3.1 Piaget's cognition theory to PT approach
2.3.2 John Dewey's child-centered education idea
2.3.3 Vygotsky's social development theory related to PT
2.4 Theories related to the participatory teaching approach
2.4.1 The PT approach and constructivism view of learning
2.4.2 Behavourism related to the PT approach
Chapter 3 Methodology
3.1 Objective
3.2 Participants
3.3 Instruments
3.3.1 Questionnaire
3.3.2 Video records and classroom observation
3.3.3 Interviews
3.3.4 English tests to the students involved
3.4 Data-collection procedures
3.4.1 Training period
3.4.2 Survey period
3.4.3 Analysis period
3.5 Approaches of analyzing data
Chapter 4 Results and discussion
4.1 Teachers' perspectives on the PT approach
4.1.1 Teaching model of English teaching in class
4.1.2 Their perspectives and useful information in teaching
4.1.3 The difficulties they meet in teaching
4.1.4 In-service education that they currently need most
4.2 The changes brought by the PT approach
4.2.1 The changes to the English teachers
4.2.2 The changes brought to the students
4.2.3 The changes brought to the English classroom
4.3 The problems existing in the practice of the PT approach
4.3.1 Activity design is the biggest problem in PT procedure
4.3.2 Necessity of full-understanding to the theory of the PT approach
4.3.3 Different opinions from different teaching approach
Chapter 5 Conclusions and Suggestions
5.1 Conclusions
5.1.1 Acceptance and application to the PT approach
5.1.2 More improvement, less problems existing
5.1.3 Main factors influence the PT's further development
5.2 Suggestions
5.2.1 Suggestions for English teachers in primary schools
5.2.2 Suggestions for the school authorities and the education administrators
5.3 Limitations of the research
Bibliography
Appendix
Papers Published in 2006
