Geography and education : national and international perspectives / edited by Michael Naish ; contributors, D.S. Biddle [and others].

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Book
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English
Published/​Created
London : Institute of Education, University of London, 1992.
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xvi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

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    This study aims to provide geography teachers with a critical analysis of the contemporary position of their subject, linked with practical advice on the teaching of developments relating to geography, such as new technology, the use of remote sensing and the implications of modern research.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-339) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction / Michael Naish
    • Pt. 1. Curriculum Matters
    • Ch. 1. Issues for the Future of Primary Geography / Simon Catling
    • Ch. 2. Geography in the Secondary Curriculum / Michael Naish
    • Ch. 3. Curriculum Development in Universities / E.H. Brown and W.R. Mead
    • Ch. 4. Teacher Education and Classroom Reality / Gerry Hones
    • Ch. 5. Geography and Communication: a new challenge for the geography curriculum / Henriette Verduin-Muller
    • Ch. 6. Need for Curriculum Research in Geography: the case of France / Lucile Marbeau
    • Pt. 2. Ideology and Change: The Values Dimension
    • Ch. 7. '... to Travel with a Different View' / Frances Slater
    • Ch. 8. Education for Peace through Geography / John Fien
    • Ch. 9. National Identification and International Understanding / Hartwig Haubrich
    • Ch. 10. Towards a Geography of Social Concern / David Lambert
    • Pt. 3. Resources and Learning
    • Ch. 11. New Technology and Geographical Education / W. Ashley Kent
    • Ch. 12. In Defence of Textbooks / John Lidstone
    • Ch. 13. Is Mapping in Schools Reflecting Development in Cartography and Geographical Information? / Rod Gerber
    • Ch. 14. Remote Sensing / Keith Hilton
    • Pt. 4. International Perspectives
    • Ch. 15. International Geography, the IGU Commission on Education / M.J. Wise
    • Ch. 16. Australian Example: a case study of curriculum change / D.S. Biddle
    • Ch. 17. Geographic Education in the United States: the renaissance of the 1980s / Joseph P. Stoltman
    • Ch. 18. Geography Education Beyond the Western World: a case study of Nigeria / Julie Okpala
    • Pt. 5. Conclusion
    • Ch. 19. Graves Years in Geographical Education / W.M. Marsden
    • N.J. Graves, a Bibliography.
    ISBN
    • 0854733299 ((paperback))
    • 9780854733293 ((paperback))
    LCCN
    92203227
    OCLC
    27642941
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