Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ514155
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1341
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Geography in Alaska: Holding the Standards High.
Marcello, Jody Smothers
Journal of Geography, v94 n4 p453-58 Jul-Aug 1995
Describes the efforts of the Alaska Department of Education and geography educators to develop standards based on the National Geography Standards model. Discusses the statewide public consensus process and includes a chronological table of events. Provides six sample standards and performance criteria from the Alaska 2000 geography standards. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Strategies, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geography, Geography Instruction, Government School Relationship, National Programs, National Standards, Politics of Education, Public Opinion, Social Studies
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alaska
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Goals 2000
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