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Cole, Richard A. – 1974
Strategies are presented in this monograph for dealing with the interface of geography and education, and for providing a focus on human values and sensitivity. Factors contributing to a concern over environmental awareness are discussed. Geographic educators--teachers, supervisors, or administrators--can use this aid in handling values and the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Strategies, Environmental Education, Geographic Concepts
Biddle, D. S., Ed.; Deer, C. E., Ed. – 1973
This anthology provides geography teachers with a sample of periodical literature available in Australian and New Zealand professional association journals. The articles, published between 1969 and 1972, are relevant to secondary- and college-level geography education. An introductory chapter defines the objectives and methods of geographical…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Download full textNunley, Robert E. – 1971
This technical report describes the operation of a field plotter and the kinds of geographic problems that the instrument can simulate. The field plotter is an easily operated analog computer which employs the electrically conductive sheet analog to simulate a wide range of physical and human-related spatial phenomena. The diffusion patterns of…
Descriptors: Analog Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Innovation, Educational Media
Marsh, Colin J. – 1976
Some characteristics of inquiry training which make it applicable to geography instruction are described. The first section reviews various conceptual approaches and provides frameworks for the study of inquiry teaching. The second section presents two case studies which illustrate inquiry teaching approaches to a geographic study of world…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts
Landuse: A Computer Program for Laboratory Use in Economic Geography Courses, Technical Paper No. 8.
Marble, Duane F.; Anderson, Bruce M. – 1972
This technical report describes a digital computer program on the spatial structure of agricultural production and how it can be used in economic geography courses. Chapters one through four, respectively, (1) examine the use of digital computers in the teaching of college geography, (2) analyze the von Thunen theory which postulates laws that…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agricultural Trends, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs
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
Georges, Daniel E. – 1978
The paper examines crime from a spatial perspective and provides an introduction to social ecology theory. The document is part of 8 series of resource papers intended to supplement college level geography textbooks. The geography of crime is defined as the spatial manifestation of criminal acts. The social ecological approach interprets crime as…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Crime, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis
