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Thirty Years of Learning Environments
Looking Back and Looking Forward
Series: - Advances in Learning Environments Research, Volume: 11
This volume is a commemorative book celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Special Interest Group (SIG) on Learning Environments of the American Educational Researchersâ Association. It includes a historical perspective starting with the formation of the SIG in 1984 and the first program space at the AERA annual meeting in 1985 in Chicago. This retrospective notes other landmarks in the development of the SIG such as the creation of the international journal Learning Environments Research.
The study of learning environments was first conceptualized around the need to develop perceptual and psychosocial measures for describing studentsâ individual or shared educational experiences (e.g. âfeel of the classâ or âclassroom climateâ). Over the ensuing decades, the field expanded considerably from its early roots in science education to describe other phenomenon such as teacher-student interpersonal relationships, or applications in pre-service teacher education and action research.
The book also describes several new areas of promise for the expanding field of learning environments research that in the future will include more diverse contexts and applications. These will include new contexts but established research programs in areas such as information and communications technology and environmental education, but also in emerging research contexts such as the physical classroom environment and links among learning environment contexts and studentsâ emotional health and well-being.
Contributors are: Perry den Brok, Rosie Dhaliwhal, Barry J. Fraser, Catherine Martin-Dunlop, David Henderson, Melissa Loh, Tim Mainhardt, George Sirrakos, Alisa Stanton, Theo Wubbels, and David B. Zandvliet.
The study of learning environments was first conceptualized around the need to develop perceptual and psychosocial measures for describing studentsâ individual or shared educational experiences (e.g. âfeel of the classâ or âclassroom climateâ). Over the ensuing decades, the field expanded considerably from its early roots in science education to describe other phenomenon such as teacher-student interpersonal relationships, or applications in pre-service teacher education and action research.
The book also describes several new areas of promise for the expanding field of learning environments research that in the future will include more diverse contexts and applications. These will include new contexts but established research programs in areas such as information and communications technology and environmental education, but also in emerging research contexts such as the physical classroom environment and links among learning environment contexts and studentsâ emotional health and well-being.
Contributors are: Perry den Brok, Rosie Dhaliwhal, Barry J. Fraser, Catherine Martin-Dunlop, David Henderson, Melissa Loh, Tim Mainhardt, George Sirrakos, Alisa Stanton, Theo Wubbels, and David B. Zandvliet.
David B. Zandvliet, Ph.D. (1999), is an Associate Professor at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. An experienced researcher, he has published and presented widely on the topic of learning environments. His interests lie in the areas of science, and environmental education.
Barry J. Fraser, Ph.D. (1976), is a John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. Widely considered a seminal thinker around research on studentsâ psychosocial environment perceptions, his main research interests include science education, learning environments and educational evaluation.
Barry J. Fraser, Ph.D. (1976), is a John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. Widely considered a seminal thinker around research on studentsâ psychosocial environment perceptions, his main research interests include science education, learning environments and educational evaluation.
"Over the past 30Â years, researchers have learned not only what psychosocial factors infuence the learning environment and afect student outcomes but also have forged methodological advances in identifying the complex relationships between studentsâ perceptions of their classroom climate, student outcomes, and innovative teaching. Clearly, Thirty Years of Learning Environment is informative, insightful, and relevant for those who wish to keep up with the latest research on learning environments. This edited volume is an essential and valuable resource for policymakers, researchers, teacher educators, and graduate students in science and mathematics education, educational psychology, sociology of education, educational research, and leadership education." Myint Swe Khine in Learning Environments Research, Vol. 24. (4 September 2021).
List of Figures and Tables
1 Milestones in the Evolution of the Learning Environments Field over the Past Three Decades
âBarry J. Fraser
2 My Journey in the Learning Environments Research Community: Research on TeacherâStudent Interactions and Relationships
âTheo Wubbels
3 Developments in Quantitative Methods and Analyses for Studying Learning Environments
âPerry den Brok, Tim Mainhard and Theo Wubbels
4 Looking Back and Looking Forward
âDavid B. Zandvliet
5 Evaluating the Impact of a Purposefully-Designed Active Learning Space on Student Outcomes and Behaviours in an Undergraduate Architecture Course
âC. Martin-Dunlop, C. Hohmann, A. Alabanza Akers, J. Determan, L. Lewter and I. Williams
6 Development and Validation of the Questionnaire Assessing Connections to Science (QuACS)
âGeorgeos Sirrakos, Jr. and Barry J. Fraser
7 Using Classroom Environment Perceptions to Guide Teacher Professional Learning: A Mixed-Methods Case Study
âDavid Henderson and Melissa Loh
8 Impacts of Learning Environments on Student Well-Being in Higher Education
âAlisa Stanton, David B. Zandvliet and Rosie Dhaliwal
Index
1 Milestones in the Evolution of the Learning Environments Field over the Past Three Decades
âBarry J. Fraser
2 My Journey in the Learning Environments Research Community: Research on TeacherâStudent Interactions and Relationships
âTheo Wubbels
3 Developments in Quantitative Methods and Analyses for Studying Learning Environments
âPerry den Brok, Tim Mainhard and Theo Wubbels
4 Looking Back and Looking Forward
âDavid B. Zandvliet
5 Evaluating the Impact of a Purposefully-Designed Active Learning Space on Student Outcomes and Behaviours in an Undergraduate Architecture Course
âC. Martin-Dunlop, C. Hohmann, A. Alabanza Akers, J. Determan, L. Lewter and I. Williams
6 Development and Validation of the Questionnaire Assessing Connections to Science (QuACS)
âGeorgeos Sirrakos, Jr. and Barry J. Fraser
7 Using Classroom Environment Perceptions to Guide Teacher Professional Learning: A Mixed-Methods Case Study
âDavid Henderson and Melissa Loh
8 Impacts of Learning Environments on Student Well-Being in Higher Education
âAlisa Stanton, David B. Zandvliet and Rosie Dhaliwal
Index
Policy makers, Academics, Researchers, Graduate Students, Teachers. School Admnistration