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Kowasch, Matthias – Review of International Geographical Education Online, 2017
This paper discusses the representation of resource exploitation and consumption in German geography textbooks. The aim of the paper is to contribute to a critical and reflective understanding of the representation of resource-related issues in textbooks by analyzing two scientific debates (resource curse and actor analysis). The paper shows that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Textbook Content, Geography
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Hamann, Berta – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2007
German Geography textbooks are structured using the principle of "Systematic Geography based on a regional example" that is predominant in Germany. Compared to other macroregions such as Europe, North America, Africa, or Asia, however, Australia is presented less frequently in school textbooks. Those textbooks which deal with Australia…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Middle Schools, Textbooks, Tourism