This article is a forum response to a research article on self-reporting methods when studying discrete emotions in science education environments. Studying emotions in natural settings is a difficult task because of the complexity of deciphering verbal and non-verbal communication. In my response I present three main points that build on insights…

This paper draws on research with people from African, Caribbean and Asian backgrounds regarding perceptions and use of the English countryside. I explore the complex ways in which the category "rural" was constructed as both essentialised "and" relational: how the countryside was understood most definitely as…

States that the Model United Nations (M.U.N.) is a colorful and stimulating way to teach geography and help secondary school students overcome their indifference to classroom instruction. Outlines the procedures for implementing the M.U.N. in a classroom situation and indicates how it addresses the fundamental themes in geography. (Author/GEA)

Geographers need to become aware of self-determination. The evolution of meanings and patterns of self-determination, contemporary opinions on the principle, and changes in politico-territorial definitions that will arise as the principle continues to be applied are discussed. Self-determination will remain a powerful geopolitical force. (SR)

Examines the use of planning studies in the new seventh-form geography syllabus. Focuses on relationships of planning to geography. Recommends that a syllabus should emphasize student application of knowledge and critical thinking techniques in geography to the management of social issues. Provides guidelines on how such studies may be organized.…

Discusses the proper use of themes in teaching. Examines the five themes of geography: location, place, interaction, movement, and region. Presents counterpoints demonstrating the value of analogies as a less direct way of introducing a theme. Argues that teaching is an art and a craft requiring diplomacy and creativity. (DK)

Latin America is a popularly accepted world region. A systematic review of geographic interpretations of Latin America reveals that the origin of the term goes back to the mid-nineteenth century and that the region's boundaries have shifted over time. This article argues that four basic principles operate in the formation of world regions such as…

Gilbert Grosvenor, editor of "National Geographic," is interviewed about the importance of geography for Americans. He claims our lack of geographic knowledge impedes our ability to act and compete in the world market as a world power and points out that geographic ignorance extends to people employed at high levels of government. (MD)

Reviews three themes of reference used in relation to geography: facts, maps, and environmentalism. Discusses geography's major traditions of the study of place, spatial organization, man-environment relationships, and the biophysical environment. Sees geography as a bridge between the social sciences/humanities and the physical/biological…

Examines the covert lessons in moral social geography found in a set of popular juvenile fiction published between 1924 and 1978--the Nancy Drew mystery stories. Topics discussed include landscape symbolism, urban environments, uses of geographical elements in the stories, rural settings, wilderness settings, social stereotypes, and landscape…

Examines the concept of geographic regions by examining how the forces of culture, economics, and history carved Canada into distinct entities. States that a regional study of Canada could be carried out from either an environmental viewpoint or a human-land relationships perspective. (KO)

Suggests that creating, sharing, telling, and responding to stories fulfill many social, emotional, and psychological as well as intellectual needs. Suggests that investigating and communicating about young children's growing awareness of the world through fieldwork, map work, questioning and decision making underpins geographical activity. (RS)

The current debates about cultural geography fall into three categories: (1) arguments for the convergence of cultural and spatial geography; (2) arguments against current reports of the disappearance of culture as a result of increased cultural divergence; and (3) attempts at the reconstruction of culture theory to conform with generally valid…

Suggests that teachers must discover how geography can provide students with an understanding of the contemporary world in which they live. Describes the basic task of geography in general education as providing the basic understandings of human use of the earth. (DK)

Drawing on contributions of queer theory, rethinks positionality, social identity, and real and imagined boundaries. Summarizes recent debates in queer theory about the permeability of borders, and reveals how these ideas can inform geographical imagination. Concludes that debates about borders in queer theory can inform both geographical…