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This edited volume explores the exciting and increasingly important role of citizen science in biology and environmental education. This comprehensive collection provides valuable insights on how to design, implement, and explore citizen science educational initiatives. Featuring contributions from leading experts, the book provides a range of research perspectives and pedagogical tools to facilitate the incorporation of citizen science into the classroom. It showcases contemporary examples worldwide, highlighting the research aspect of citizen science educational projects.  This book is a valuable resource for researchers, educators, and individuals interested in citizen science and its contribution to biology and environmental education. It provides readership with state-of-the-art information on the latest advances in research and practice in the field and encourages an active participation in citizen science endeavors.

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Dina Tsybulsky is an Associate Professor and Head of the Biology Education Research Group in the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology at the Technion, Israel. Her research interests include approaches to biology teaching and learning, nature of science and scientific practices, and biology teacher education. Tsybulsky is one of the PIs of the “Taking Citizen Science to School Center” and a PI of several research projects funded by the EuroTech Universities Alliance, the Israeli Science Foundation, and the Israeli Ministry of Education.  Tali Tal is a professor, former Dean of the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology of the Technion, Israel, and a former NARST President. Currently, she heads the Pre-University Education Center of the Technion. Tal studies learning science in informal settings, citizen science, inquiry learning, environmental education and learning with socioscientific issues. Tal is one of the PIs of the ""Taking Citizen Science to School Center.""

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