I. Contexts : 1. Situating this study in theory and research on teacher development : Back ground for this study ; Theoretical foundations and developmental teacher education ; Related research on teacher development -- 2. Research methodology : Illuminating my own stance ; How this study got started ; Locating this study in the context of the evolution in qualitative research methods ; Changes in the nature of doing qualitative research methods ; Description of methodology used during this longitudinal study -- II. Longitudinal case studies : 3. The study of Julie Devine : Julie's 1985 interview (time 1) ; Julie's 1987 interview (time 2) ; Julie's 1990 interview and an observation (time 3) ; Observation at time 3 in 1990 ; Julie's interview in 1990 ; Julie's interview at time 4 in 1993 ; Julie's interview at time 5 in 1997 ; Julie's 1999 interview (time 6) ; Julie's story... in her own words... summer 2000 -- 4. The story of Sandy Brumbaum : Sandy's 1985 interview (time 1) ; Sandy's 1987 interview (time 2) ; Sandy's 1990 interview and an observation (time 3) ; Another interview with Sandy in 1990 ; Sandy's 1993 interview and observation (time 4) ; Sandy's 1993 interview (time 4) ; Sandy's 1997 interview and an observation (time 5) ; Sandy's responses to the clinical interview questions at time 5 (1997) ; An observation of Sandy's teaching at time 5 (1997) ; Sandy's 1999 interview and an observation (time 6) ; An observation of Sandy at time 6 (1999) ; Additional thoughts from sandy at time 6 (1999) ; Sandy's story...in her own words...summer 2000 ; A final observation of Sandy (fall 2000) --

5. The story of Ralph Elder : Ralph's 1985 interview (time 1) ; Ralph's 1987 interview (time 2) ; Ralph's 1990 interview and an observation (time 3) ; Ralph's 1990 interview ; Ralph's 1993 interview and an observation (time 4) ; Ralph's 1993 interview (time 4) ; Ralph's time 5 interview and an observation (1997) ; Ralph's 1997 interview (time 5) ; Ralph's 1999 interview (time 6) ; Ralph's story... in his own words... summer 2000 ; A final observation of Ralph - fall 2000

6. The story of Rick Kleine : Description of Rick's school and classroom: May 1999 ; Rick's teaching context ; Rick's personal life: family life and other influences ; Contemplating changes ; Example of Rick's current praxis ; Rick's current pedagogical beliefs ; Changes in Rick's pedagogical beliefs over time ; Advances in Rick's pedagogical beliefs and praxis ; Is Rick's pedogoical development unique? ; Looking ahead ; Rick's story...in his own words...summer 2000

III. Analysis : 7. Answering the "so what" question: what do these case studies tell us? : Do teachers lose what they learned during a teacher preparation program? ; How does the pedagogical understanding of teachers grow and change over time? ; What personal and professional influences in the lives of teachers impact their pedagogical understandings throughout their careers? ; What do other theories of teacher development have to say about the lives of teachers? ; What lessons can be learned from longitudinal case studies of teacher's thinking?.