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Teachers Creating Context-Based Learning Environments in Science pp 41–58Cite as

Place-Based Learning Environments

Environmental Education in Teacher Education

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With climate change, loss of biodiversity and overfishing catching the headlines almost daily in social media, the general public has directed its attention to early childhood and K-12 education to lead the paradigm shift needed to right the wrongs, while also preparing future generations with the skills needed, such as critical thinking and problem solving, to resolve the impeding environmental and social issues that they will confront.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Haida Gwaii Higher Education Society & Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada

    Carlos G. A. Ormond

  2. Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada

    David B. Zandvliet

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

    R. Taconis

  2. Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

    P. den Brok

  3. Utrecht University, Netherlands

    A. Pilot

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Ormond, C.G.A., Zandvliet, D.B. (2016). Place-Based Learning Environments. In: Taconis, R., Brok, P.d., Pilot, A. (eds) Teachers Creating Context-Based Learning Environments in Science. Advances in Learning Environments Research. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-684-2_3

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