| Acknowledgements | 第1-11页 |
| Abstract | 第11-14页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第16-24页 |
| ·Research Background | 第16-20页 |
| ·The College Teaching Reform in China | 第16-20页 |
| ·The Development of Teacher Autonomy | 第20页 |
| ·Orientation and Significance of the Study | 第20-22页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第24-47页 |
| ·Definitions and Types of Autonomy | 第24-26页 |
| ·Definitions of Teacher Autonomy | 第26-29页 |
| ·Characteristics of Teacher Autonomy | 第29-31页 |
| ·Interdependence of Teacher Autonomy and Learner Autonomy | 第31-34页 |
| ·Attributive Factors of Teacher Autonomy | 第34-39页 |
| ·Intrinsic Factors | 第34-36页 |
| ·Extrinsic Factors | 第36-39页 |
| ·School and Administrative Factors | 第36-37页 |
| ·Students' Factors | 第37-38页 |
| ·Social-cultural Factors | 第38-39页 |
| ·Research Methods of Teacher Autonomy in Recent Publications | 第39-42页 |
| ·The Quantitative Methods | 第39-42页 |
| ·The Qualitative Methods | 第42页 |
| ·A Mixed Approach of the Quantitative and Qualitative Methods | 第42页 |
| ·Identifying Novice, Proficient and Expert Teachers | 第42-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第47-55页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第47-48页 |
| ·Pilot Study | 第48页 |
| ·Research Subjects | 第48-49页 |
| ·Novice Teachers Surveyed | 第48-49页 |
| ·Proficient Teachers Surveyed | 第49页 |
| ·Instrumentations | 第49-52页 |
| ·The Quantitative Method—Questionnaire | 第50-51页 |
| ·The Qualitative Methods | 第51-52页 |
| ·Interview | 第52页 |
| ·Classroom Observation | 第52页 |
| ·Procedures of the Research | 第52-53页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第55-88页 |
| ·The General Degree of Novice and Proficient Teacher Autonomy | 第55-73页 |
| ·The Degree of Teaching Autonomy | 第55-61页 |
| ·The Degree of Assessment Autonomy | 第61-65页 |
| ·The Degree of School Management Autonomy | 第65-67页 |
| ·The Degree of Professional Development Autonomy | 第67-69页 |
| ·The Degree of Curriculum Development | 第69-72页 |
| ·The Degree of the Overall Autonomy | 第72-73页 |
| ·The Comparative Study of Novice and Proficient Teachers | 第73-76页 |
| ·Effect of Teacher Characteristics on Teacher Autonomy | 第76-79页 |
| ·Effect of Novice Teachers' Characteristics | 第77-78页 |
| ·Effect of Proficient Teachers' Characteristics | 第78-79页 |
| ·Constraints on Teacher Autonomy | 第79-82页 |
| ·The Coping Strategies for Teachers' autonomous development | 第82-88页 |
| ·Promoting Teachers' Metacognition and Self-awareness | 第82-83页 |
| ·Developing Teachers' Self-efficacy | 第83-84页 |
| ·Carrying out the Practice of Reflective Teaching | 第84-85页 |
| ·Implementing Team-teaching | 第85-86页 |
| ·Conducting Action Research | 第86-88页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第88-95页 |
| ·Main Findings | 第88-89页 |
| ·Implications for Teacher Education | 第89-92页 |
| ·Implications for School Leaders and Educators | 第89-91页 |
| ·Implications for Teachers | 第91-92页 |
| ·Limitations | 第92页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Study | 第92-95页 |
| References | 第95-105页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ 熟手教师自主调查问卷 | 第105-107页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ 新手教师自主调查问卷 | 第107-109页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ 新手和熟手教师自主访谈问题 | 第109页 |
