Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The Pedagogical Concept of Student-Centered Learning in the Context of European Higher Education Reforms -- Chapter 3 Constructivist Foundations and Common Design Principles of Student-Centered Learning Environments -- Chapter 4 Empirical Education Research on the Effectiveness and Quality of Learning and Instruction -- Chapter 5 Multiple Ethnographic Case Study Research of Student-Centered Learning Environments in Higher Education Classrooms -- Chapter 6 Single and Cross Case Analyses of Characteristic Curricular Design Elements and Related Quality Features of the Student-Centered Classrooms under Study -- Chapter 7 Single Case Analyses of Deeper-Level Instructional Quality Dimensions and Features of the Student-Centered Classrooms under Study -- Chapter 8 Cross Case Analysis of Deeper-Level Instructional Quality Dimensions and Features -- Chapter 9 Situative Educational Model for the Design of Powerful Student-Centered Learning Environments. .