ERIC Number: ED383630
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 86
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ISBN: ISBN-1-884136-04-4
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Learning Geography: An Annotated Bibliography of Research Paths. Pathways in Geography Series, Resource Publication Title No. 11.
Forsyth, Alfred S., Jr.
This bibliography is intended to offer research paths for geography educators interested in geography learning. It includes research on all three general modes of geographic learning: spatial learning, map learning, and formal geography learning. Chapter 1, "Introduction," contains the following: (1) "What is geography and what is geography learning?" (2) "Structure of the Bibliography"; (3) "Purposes of the Bibliography"; and (4) "What is included in the bibliography and what is not." Chapter 2, "Commentary on Research Paths and Suggestions for Future Research," contains the following: (1) "Spatial learning"; (2) "Map learning"; (3) "Formal geography learning"; and (4) "Affective geography learning." Chapter 3, "Bibliography," lists the following: (1) "Spatial Learning: Research Studies"; (2) "Spatial Learning: Reviews of Research"; (3) "Map Learning: Research Studies"; (4) "Map Learning: Reviews of Research"; (5) "Formal Geography Learning: Research Studies"; (6) "Formal Geography Learning: Reviews of Research"; (7) "Affective Geography Learning"; (8) "Overview: Geography Education"; (9) "Overview: Social Studies Education"; and (10) "Overview: Learning Theory and Educational Strategies." A section titled "A Postscript on Methodology" is included. (EH)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Research, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geography, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Social Studies
National Council for Geographic Education, 16A Leonard Hall, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705 ($10).
Publication Type: Reference Materials - Bibliographies
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Council for Geographic Education.
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Note: For related documents in this series, see SO 024 988-990.