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In recent years, policy makers, researchers, and educators alike have increasingly emphasized and demanded student-centered learning as a promising pedagogical approach to promote quality higher education. This chapter introduces the changing context of higher education that continues to propel higher education institutions to promote a paradigm and culture shift from teacher-centered to student-centered learning and instruction. The findings presented in this book advance our understanding of how instructors can design and bring to life powerful student-centered learning environments that provide students with opportunities for deep learning. The developed educational model can help educational managers, administrators, curriculum developers, instructors, and faculty developers to navigate student-centered course design and instruction decisions in higher education in particular, and in postsecondary education and other educational settings in general.
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Hoidn, S. (2017). Introduction. In: Student-Centered Learning Environments in Higher Education Classrooms. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-94941-0_1
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