| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·Research background | 第13-15页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第15-17页 |
| ·Purpose of the study | 第17页 |
| ·General organization of the study | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-38页 |
| ·Different conceptualizations of the nature of teaching | 第19-21页 |
| ·A more recent conceptualization of teaching:a thinking activity | 第21-22页 |
| ·The teachers' thinking process:teacher decision-making | 第22-26页 |
| ·The content of teachers' decision-making | 第23-25页 |
| ·Classification of teachers' decision-making | 第25-26页 |
| ·The definition of teachers' planning decisions, interactive decisions, and evaluative decisions | 第26-33页 |
| ·Definition of planning decisions | 第26-29页 |
| ·Definition of interactive decisions | 第29-31页 |
| ·Definition of evaluative decisions | 第31-33页 |
| ·Empirical studies on teachers' decision-making | 第33-36页 |
| ·Empirical studies on decision-making abroad | 第33-35页 |
| ·Empirical studies on decision-making at home | 第35-36页 |
| ·Critique of the previous studies | 第36-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第38-45页 |
| ·Research questions | 第38页 |
| ·Rationale for qualitative case study approach | 第38-40页 |
| ·Method | 第40-45页 |
| ·Subjects | 第40-41页 |
| ·Instruments | 第41页 |
| ·Procedure | 第41-43页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第45-74页 |
| ·Factors affecting teachers' planning decisions | 第45-63页 |
| ·Information about students | 第45-47页 |
| ·Nature of the instructional task | 第47-48页 |
| ·The context of instruction | 第48-49页 |
| ·Teacher learning | 第49-56页 |
| ·In-service professional development programs | 第56-57页 |
| ·Reflective thinking | 第57-59页 |
| ·Teachers' implicit theories of teaching:Belief systems | 第59-63页 |
| ·The factors affecting teachers' interactive decisions | 第63-72页 |
| ·Mental plan and routines-when routines are not going as planned | 第63-67页 |
| ·Content of interactive decisions | 第67页 |
| ·Reasons of interactive decisions | 第67-72页 |
| ·Relationship between teachers' planning decisions and interactive decisions | 第72-74页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第74-80页 |
| ·Summary of the main findings | 第74-76页 |
| ·Implications | 第76-77页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further study | 第77-80页 |
| References | 第80-85页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Questionnaire of Personal Information Questions | 第85-86页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Post-lesson Interview (1) | 第86-87页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Post-lesson Interview (2) | 第87-88页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ A Sample of the Teachers' profiles | 第88页 |
