Contemporary Approaches To Research On Learning Environments: Worldviews

by Darrell Fisher, Myint Swe Khine

Overview

Learning environment research has undergone considerable growth in the past thirty years and has now reached a stage of notable diversity and internationalization. Earlier studies often used questionnaires to assess learning environments, but today both qualitative and quantitative approaches are used. Many contemporary studies are a productive combination of these two approaches.This volume brings together prominent educators and researchers from around the world to share their contemporary research on educational learning environments. The chapters provide information on recent trends and developments and effective applications of different methods to improve teaching and learning. The book will be a critical and specialized source that describes recent advances in learning environment studies across all continents. The contributors come from Australia, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Turkey, Taiwan, Thailand, and the USA.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789812565112
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	05/25/2006
Pages:	688
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.40(d)