Shifting inequalities in South Africa's schools : some evidence from the Western Cape
After considering the global context of educational restructuring the paper focuses on the relatively wealth province of the Western Cape in context of national policy. The legacy of residential segregation and the national policy of allowing
schools to charge fees are found to be major constraints on the removal of educational inequality. Little upgrading of African schools is apparent and inequalities remain remarkably wide. - (AJC)
Family size and children's education in Thailand : evidence from a national sample
Analysis of a large, nationally representative survey shows that family size exerts a substantial negative influence on the probability that a child will attend secondary school in Thailand. The extent and the level of schooling at which this effect
Educating for religious citizenship : multiculturalism and national identity in an English multi-faith primary school
Citizenship ; Education ; Enquiry ; Great Britain ; Multiculturalism ; National identity ; Primary education ; Religion ; United Kingdom
The article draws attention to the issue of religious citizenship as an important era of study for geographers. The model of religious citizenship that is provided and promoted by the school is considered. The significance of procedural liberalism
Brazil ; Geographer's role ; Geographic research ; Geographic school ; Geographical association ; Geographical knowkedge ; Geographical thought ; Nationalschool ; Research ; Teaching of geography
Cet article s'intéresse au débat concernant la place de l'Allemagne et de la nation dans le contexte de la mondialisation. Le concept de schème spatial est introduit dans un système théorique.
Nation-building, language and education. The geography of teacher recruitment in Ireland, 1925-55
Cultural identity ; Education ; Ireland ; Language ; Nationalism ; School system ; Teaching
The paper examines how the Irish language emerged as one of the foundations of Irish identity and how the education system became the cornerstone of the state's language policy. Nation-building is treated as a dynamic process where views of national
The A. criticizes the content of the geography that has gained favor in many American states since the 1970s, supported by the National Geographic Society and endorsed by the National Council for Geographic Education. The A. predicts that geography
will not survive as a school subject unless it is recast toward understanding the real world in wich people live, rather than around abstract concepts. Four published responses to this article were included in vol. 89, no 2 (1990), pp. 84-87 of the same journal
the national authorities introduce in the field of education in the post-Glasnost era and (2) How do the local Russians and Russophone Ukrainians react to the current nation-building policies in education (i.e. in terms of school choice, language use
This research aimed to delineate the nation-building project in education and the response of the Russians and Russophone Ukrainians in post-Soviet Ukraine. The study deals with two central questions : (1) What kind of nation-building policies did
Warns that geographers must demonstrate the practical relevance of the subject to those outside the discipline because it is non-geographers will be the ones to decide whether or not geography's role expands in the school curriculum. - (DWG)
Research and teaching in political geography: national standards and the resurgence of geography's wayward child
Comments on the roots of political geography, its decline and rebirth, and how this subfield is relevant to teaching geography in American schools. - (DWG)
Association de géographie ; Didactique ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Etats-Unis ; Généralités sur la géographie ; National Geographic Society ; Pratique de la géographie ; Pédagogie
Updating of the geographic alliance movement to restore geography in American schools| thirteen states now have these alliances in which the National Geographic Society has played a crucial role. - (DWG)
Education ; Geographical knowkedge ; Pedagogy ; Post-apartheid ; School curriculum ; School system ; South Africa ; Teaching of geography
Continuity and progression are investigated in the design features of national post-apartheid Geography school curriculum frameworks, and their various revisions. Although both are in evidence, several shortcomings are identified, notably
The dissemination and implementation of the national standards : a view from the local level
Professional training ; School curriculum ; Social sciences ; Teaching of geography ; United States of America
Problems in implementing the new national standards for learning geography center on the highly decentralized educational system in the USA. Discusses challenges from teachers, teacher unions, and educational organizations. - (DWG)
Half-told stories of climate change : school geography and (un)sustainable development
Bavaria ; Climatic change ; Concept ; Education ; Germany ; Mexico ; Research ; Romania ; School curriculum ; School geography ; Secondary education ; Sustainable development ; Teaching of geography
Representations of climate change in lower secondary geography curricula and textbooks from Bavaria (Germany), Romania and Mexico carry the characteristic fingerprints of their different national educational settings. Climate change is absent from