Overview

Editors:

• Catherine Bruguière1,
• Marcus Hammann2

1. Olivier Morin

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

1. Catherine Bruguière

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

1. Marcus Hammann

Münster University, Münster, Germany

• This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
• Addresses the role of biology education in bridging the gap between science and society
• Combines high-quality papers from the ERIDOB 2024 Conference
• Offers research findings to improve quality biology education and teacher training

About this book

This open access volume presents full papers from peer-reviewed contributions to the ERIDOB 2024 conference, hosted at the University of Lyon, France, July 1–5, 2024. It showcases contemporary research exploring key influences on the advancement of biology education and teacher development. The empirical studies are organized into four focal areas: Teaching Strategies and Learning Environments; Students’ Knowledge, Conceptions, Values, Attitudes, and Motivation; Outdoor and Environmental Education; and Biology Teachers’ Professional Development. This volume serves as a valuable resource for biology educators at all levels and supports teacher training worldwide through evidence-based insights and pedagogical innovations.

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-xix 1.

Socioscientific Issues, Environmental Issues and Climate Change

Front Matter

Pages 1-1 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1.

Scientific Inquiry, Scientific Explanation and Nature of Science

Front Matter

Pages 135-135 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1.

Students’ and Teachers’ Conceptions

Front Matter

Pages 221-221 1. 1.

Editors and Affiliations

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

Olivier Morin, Catherine Bruguière

Münster University, Münster, Germany

Marcus Hammann

About the editors

Olivier Morin is a qualified Biology teacher who has passed the high-level competitive exam in France called aggregation, and a doctor in educational sciences. Since 2017, he has been a lecturer within the S2HEP Research Unit (Science, Society, Historicity, Education and Practices) at Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, France. He has been deputy director of this research unit since 2021. He chaired the organization of the ERIDOB 2024 conference in Lyon, France.

Marcus Hammann is Professor of Biology Education at Muenster University, Germany. He is a certified biology teacher and earned a PhD in Biology Education at the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN) at Kiel University, Germany, in 2003. His research focuses on cognitive and affective aspects of biology education, including research on students’ and teachers’ attitudes, students’ interests and their ability to think across the levels of biological organizations.

Catherine Bruguière is a doctor in educational sciences. Since 2002, she has been a lecturer in didactics of biology within the S2HEP Research unit (Sciences Society Historicity Education and Practices at the Lyon 1 University, France. She chaired the organization of the ESERA 2011 conference in Lyon, France. She is a biology teacher trainer for primary school teachers at the INSPE of the Lyon Academy, France.

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Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Challenges of a Changing World in Biology Education

Book Subtitle: Selected Papers from the ERIDOB 2024 Conference

Editors: Olivier Morin, Catherine Bruguière, Marcus Hammann

Series Title: Contributions from Biology Education Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-05346-6

Publisher: Springer Cham

eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2026

Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-032-05345-9Published: 27 December 2025

Softcover ISBN: 978-3-032-05348-0Due: 10 January 2027

eBook ISBN: 978-3-032-05346-6Published: 26 December 2025

Series ISSN: 2662-2319

Series E-ISSN: 2662-2327

Edition Number: 1

Number of Pages: XIX, 356

Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour

Topics: [Science Education](https://link.springer.com/search?facet-sub-discipline=Science Education&facet-content-type=Book), [Teaching and Teacher Education](https://link.springer.com/search?facet-sub-discipline=Teaching and Teacher Education&facet-content-type=Book), [Study and Learning Skills](https://link.springer.com/search?facet-sub-discipline=Study and Learning Skills&facet-content-type=Book), [Sport Education and Didactics](https://link.springer.com/search?facet-sub-discipline=Sport Education and Didactics&facet-content-type=Book), [Environmental and Sustainability Education](https://link.springer.com/search?facet-sub-discipline=Environmental and Sustainability Education&facet-content-type=Book), [Alternative Education](https://link.springer.com/search?facet-sub-discipline=Alternative Education&facet-content-type=Book)

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