Teachers Creating Context-Based Learning Environments in Science

Introduction by the Series Editors.- Introduction: Context-Based Learning Environments in Science.- Section I: Perceptions and Characteristics of Context-Based Learning Environments.- Bringing Science to Life: Research Evidence.- Place-Based Learning Environments: Environmental Education in Teacher Education.- Science Kits: Learning Chemistry in a Context-Oriented Learning Environment.- Teaching and Learning in Context-Based Science Classes: A Dialectical Sociocultural Approach.- Section II: Teachers Creating Context-Based Learning Environments.- Teachers in Learning Communities: An Insight into the Work of the Project Chemie im Kontext.- Measuring Context-Based Learning Environments in Dutch Science Classrooms.- Interaction between Teachers and Teaching Materials: Creating a Context-Based Learning Environment in a Chemistry Classroom.- Supporting Teachers to Transform Their Classes into a Context-Based Learning Environment: Inquiry as a Context.- Analysing Middle School Students' Perceptions of Their Science Classroom in Relation to Attitudes and Motivation.- A Framework for Empowering Teachers for Teaching and Designing Context-Based Chemistry Education.- Context-Based Science Education in Senior Secondary Schools in The Netherlands: Teachers' Perceptions and Experiences.- Concluding Reflections on Context-Based Learning Environments in Science.- Reviewers of the Chapters in This Volume.- About the Authors.- Index.