Ten chapters by educators and scholars of education from around the world consider the importance of the learning environment and the methods for its study. Specific chapters concentrate on topics like cultural sensitivity, technology-rich classroom s, teacher experience and the teacher-student relationship, and social inequality and conflict. Particular attention is given to the impact of the environment on science education, and recent research is presented concerning education in Brunei, Indonesia, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)