The reform of geography teaching in the Finnish upper secondary school and its reflection in the Matriculation Examinations of 1976-1985
Connections are traced with developments taking place at that time in geography as a scientific discipline and in the teaching of geography in schools on the international level. The reform of school geography teaching is viewed as an educational
innovation, the spatial advance of which can be examined in terms of diffusion theory. The teaching reforms described here are seen to have confirmed the status of geography as an independent, compulsory subject in the upper secondary school. At the same time
the new optional course in regional geography, with its emphasis on independent work by the pupils, has enlivened upper secondary school teaching and has proved extremely popular among Matriculation Examination candidates.
Rapid expansion in the numbers and size of departments of geography has been accompanied by changes in the organization and teaching of the subject and in the employment of graduates. Renewed awareness of the importance of integrated problem-solving
approaches to teaching. This is in relation to changes in the school curriculum, and developments in environmental and social studies.
It is an analysis of the relation systems of the three notions mentioned in the title. It points out the renewal of the aspect of geography and the involving of the teachers in the research work.
The system of secondary career-oriented education (new system in the post-war period), curricula of secondary career-oriented education, teaching and auxiliary staff, expansion of education.
There was a reform in teaching geography in 1978, and the article is about the situation after this time. There is a decreasing interest towards geography. - (DLO)
A text-book for teacher's training colleges, comprising the evaluation of the physical environment (location, relief, climate, hydrography, animal life and soils), population, industrial development, agriculture and transport. Brief mention is made
An analysis of the table giving fathers'profesions of students from different sections of teaching institutions at the advanced level in Greece, showed at the same time a range of different professions, and a range of expected careers.