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Altmann, Antonin, Ed. – 1986
This selected and annotated bibliography, compiled at the Central Library of the Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, contains citations of 425 documents that can be used for teaching geography. Annotations of articles that originally appeared in English language journals have been deleted from this translated version. Each entry contains…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geography
Massey, Donald; Connors, Bryan – 1986
Eight units which depict the people and geography of Canada are featured in this document. Learning is facilitated through the use of maps, case studies, charts, graphs, sketches, photographs, and drawings which appear throughout the units. To help organize the information four symbols are used to indicate the concepts being explained. The symbol…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Community, Elementary Education
O'Mahony, Kieran – 2002
Intended as a teacher handbook, this volume takes a comparative look at the development of geography, both as a science in its own right and as an educational area of study, in Europe and the United States. The book is a description of the development of educational systems in very different political arenas. Reaching from early Greek educational…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Fischer, Max W. – 1995
This guide provides activities that have pupils actively involved, obtaining knowledge through cognitive, affective, or kinesthetic approaches to learning. The book is divided into three sections. Section 1, "Map Skills--Physical and Political Features", includes simulations, simulated review games, and problem-solving dilemmas to employ the use…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Elementary Education, Environment, Geographic Concepts
Hill, David A., Ed. – 1988
Primarily a collection of lesson plans covering various topics in geography, this document is divided into seven sections. The first section includes three short papers on geography and its place in the curriculum. The second section deals with teaching map skills, evaluating computer software to be used in teaching geography, and ideas for field…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Graves, Norman J., Ed. – 1982
Designed for elementary and secondary teachers around the world, this book presents a variety of strategies, objectives, and content for teaching geography. The first of 10 chapters takes a critical look at some of the recent changes in geography and education. Chapter 2 examines learning problems in light of research by Piaget and Bruner.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems
