TY - BOOK AU - Fisher, Darrell. AU - Khine, Myint Swe. TI - Contemporary approaches to research on learning environments : : worldviews SN - 9789812565112 U1 - 370.1523 FIS PY - 2006/// CY - New Jersey : PB - World Scientific, KW - Classroom environment. KW - Computer-assisted instruction. KW - Internet in education N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 ER -