The Persistence of Outmoded Ideas in High School Geography Texts.

Jackson, Richard H.

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Persistence of Outmoded Ideas in High School Geography Texts

Jackson, Richard H.

Journal of Geography, 75, 7, 399-408, Oct 76

Selected secondary level geography textbooks from the period 1900-1970 indicate environmental determinism as the prevailing theme, one which persisted in such texts for 20 years after it was abandoned as a central theme at university level. Researchers should have more contact with developers of secondary level materials. (Author/AV)

Descriptors: Educational Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Environment, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Textbook Bias, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Preparation, Thematic Approach

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