The world according to a grade 12 teacher - a reflection on what students of geography should know and be able to do
A perspective on the challenges facing secondary school teachers of geography in the USA and the responsibility they have to introduce the totality of the subject to their student in such a way that they develop an informed, spatial view
A water « atlas » exercise with conservation students
With information assembled by university-level geography students, the A. explains a three-stage approach to creating a water atlas of the State of Ohio that included maps of geology, climate, hydrology, soils, ecology, wetlands, groundwater
Education ; Inter-disciplinary approach ; Practice of geography ; Students
Description of an interdisciplinary science project that includes a geographical dimension. Students from two different schools and very diverse backgrounds grow crops together in a vacant lot in Denver, Colorado. - (DWG)
A play involving three actors that can be presented by geography students to initiate dialogue on the impact of what Christopher Columbus set in motion with his arrival in 1492. - (DWG)
Chairman of the geography department at the University of Tennessee recounts experience developing a proficiency exam for last-year undergraduate students as one way of assessing the quality of instruction. - (DWG)
Ideas in political geography are discussed for introduction into the secondary school classroom; these are incorporated into student exercises described here. - (DWG)
Examination of content of one course on the geography of American Indians in the USA and Canada at the University of Minnesota-Duluth that included lectures, student projects, outside activities and an evaluation of learning. Article summarizes
Discussion of various misconceptions of students and the general public that include : water always freezes at O deg. C.; on days of high humidity, the air is heavy due to water vapor content; lightning does not strike the same place twice
Elaborates philosophical and methodological questions of locational decision-making : « extensive » vs. « intensive » research; and voluntarism and determinism in social activity. Includes a students exercise on retail outlets to explore the meaning
Financing ; Great Britain ; Higher education ; Location choice ; Management ; Project ; Students ; United Kingdom ; University ; University campus ; Urban planning
Ce pays est confronté à la fois à une réforme profonde de son enseignement supérieur (loi de 1992) et à un débat sur les besoins et le financement des constructions universitaires. Présentation du système britannique, dans sa globalité puis dans sa