The investigation of students’ ideas and pre-instructional conceptions on various science content domains has become one of the most important fields of science education research. Only little is known about students’ ideas concerning the impacts
of climate change and the vulnerability of people in different regions of the world. This study analyses students’ ideas about the vulnerability of people in Germany and Africa due to global climate change. A model of threats and vulnerability perception has
been developed as a theoretical framework for the interpretation of the students’ conceptions. The study is based on interviews with 25 students aged 18-19 from different schools in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. - (IfL - J.-B. Haversath).
The impact of Erasmus mobility on the professional career : empirical results of international studies on temporary student and teaching staff mobility : International student mobility
International student mobility
Eastern Europe ; Education ; Employment ; Europe ; Mobility ; Students ; Teacher ; University ; Western Europe
Cartography ; Cultural studies ; Education ; South Africa ; Students ; Teaching of geography
Any multicultural teaching environment raises the questions whether students of different cultural affiliations maps in the same manner. A study of geography students at the University of South Africa showed substantial differences, depending upon
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
Student development of educational software : spin-offs from classroom use of DIAS
Collective experiences by students in building upon computer software in the area of geographic information systems (GIS) by using the Digital Image Analysis System (DIAS). - (DWG)
On the politics of time and place in a transforming South African research environment : new challenges for research students
South Africa has experienced a series of fundamental changes in its institutional structures over the past decade. The paper suggests that these changes underpin a new research environment for research students, the implications of which
In the study, the following topics will be presented : evolution of the number of students at University of Pécs, changes in proportion by faculties, selection index among new students, priorities of selection and territorial distribution
South Africa : an unknow country to its Geography students
At the University of the North a formative exercise tested students' familiarity with the relative locations of the provinces of South Africa. The results indicated unacceptable levels of ignorance of the locations. Remedial suggestions are offered
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)