Cartography ; Cultural studies ; Education ; South Africa ; Students ; Teaching of geography
Afrique du Sud ; Cartographie ; Culturel ; Education ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Etudiants ; Usage de la carte
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
Teaching weather and the seasons in the lower elementary grades : the weather calendar and monthly weather graph
Circulation atmosphérique ; Climat ; Enfants ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Etats-Unis ; Généralités sur la géographie ; Type de temps ; Variation saisonnière
General points on geography
Teaching young students to describe atmospheric conditions and differentiate weather from climate. - (DWG)
Teaching latitude and longitude in the upper elementary grades
Circulation atmosphérique ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Généralités sur la géographie ; Ouragan ; Travaux pratiques
General points on geography
A four lesson unit is outlined to help teach students the skills and concepts of coordinate references. One of them involves a hurricane tracking exercise. - (DWG)
Agricultural resources ; Agriculture ; Education ; Food ; Information ; Source of documentation ; Teacher ; Teaching of geography
Agriculture ; Alimentation ; Education ; Enseignant ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Information ; Ressource agricole ; Source documentaire
The article points out, that teachers of different levels of general education differ in part significantly in their search for teaching material and information literature on agriculture and food. Primary school teachers attach more importance
to farmers and agriculture organisation than teachers of secondary schools. Some factors tend to influence the resources positively : private contacts, the offer of didactically and methodologically adapted and cost-saving material as well as easy local
accessibility due to simple communication channels. Last but not least teachers concentrate not only on one type of media when looking for information. However, the intensive use of schoolbooks among all groups of teachers is noticeable as well as the little
Teaching aspects of South African coastal geomorphology
Afrique du Sud ; Education ; Enseignement supérieur ; Géographie de l'Afrique ; Géomorphodynamique ; Littoral
Geography of Africa
A plea is made for a better understanding of basic geology in the teaching of coastal geomorphology. The South African coastal geomorphology is then examined as an illustration. - (AJC)
European dimension and European identity through the perspective of geographyteaching in Slovenia
Education ; Educational programme ; Europe ; Regional identity ; Slovenia ; Teaching of geography
Education ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Europe ; Identité régionale ; Programme scolaire ; Slovénie
The paper discusses geographyteaching in Slovenia as viewed through the prism of an European dimension and identity. The A. aims to identify to what extent the European dimension and European identity exist within school geography curricula. He
suggests possibilities for the development of geographyteaching concerning the implementation of European identity issues within the framework of European dimension. - (IKR)
A pedagogic framework to link GIS to the intellectual core of geography
Geographical information system ; Spatial representation ; Teaching material ; Teaching of geography ; United States of America
Enseignement de la géographie ; Etats-Unis ; Matériel pédagogique ; Représentation de l'espace ; Système d'information géographique
- location, attribute, and time - and this enables teachers to surpass technical issues to appreciate the conceptual and functional linkages between GIS and the intellectual core of geography. - (DWG)
Synthesizing different schools of thought, this article argues that GIS education essentially involves two aspects: how to teach about GIS and how to teach with GIS. The geographic matrix (as derived from Berry) embeds all three entities of GIS
Bavaria ; Germany ; Primary education ; Social sciences ; Teaching of geography
Allemagne ; Bayern ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Enseignement primaire ; Sciences sociales
The study aimed at finding a correspondence between the pros and cons of multidisciplinary instruction as described in literature and practical experiences of teachers. For this purpose, 1060 teachers of Bavarian extended elementary schools teaching
the combination of the subjects history/social studies/geography were interviewed. The most important result is the fact that the disadvantages of multidisciplinary instruction as described in literature were clearly confirmed by the practical experience
of the interviewed teachers. In contrast to this, advantages described in theoretical literature could hardly be confirmed. - (IfL)
Teaching geomorphology through spreadsheet modelling
Concept ; Geomorphology ; Glacial features ; Mass movement ; Model ; Modelling ; Numerical model ; Slope ; Teaching ; Teaching of geography
Concept ; Enseignement ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Glaciaire ; Géomorphologie ; Modèle ; Modèle numérique ; Modélisation ; Mouvement de masse ; Versant
This paper discusses the specific use of microcomputer spreadsheets as a tool for teaching modelling in the context of geomorphology. 4 parts of this discussion include: the pedagogical goals of the modelling approach, the intellectual process
Carte ; Dolnośląskie ; Enquête ; Enseignant ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Matériel pédagogique ; Pologne ; Pédagogie ; Wrocław
This article has sought to assess the use of maps in the process by which geography is taught, as well as to ascertain whether maps are in fact essential to the geographical education process if anticipated teaching goals are to be achieved
at the uses and role of maps in school would seem to be required. The work reported here arose out of results of questionnaires supplied to the geographyteachers at all the junior-high schools in the Polish city of Wrocław. – (BJ)
. In addition, an attempt has been made to determine the identity of the maps junior-high school teachers regard as absent from atlases, as well as to assess whether the maps made use of currently prove suitable. From the teachers’ point of view, a new look
Education for active citizenship in spatial-planning processes : from teacher to student
Citizenship ; Education ; Planning ; Project ; Slovenia ; Spatial system ; Sustainable development ; Teacher ; Teaching of geography
Citoyenneté ; Développement durable ; Education ; Enseignant ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Planification ; Projet ; Slovénie ; Système spatial
guidelines for how information on spatial values and spatial planning can improve the learning process for geography and related subjects. Special attention was directed toward teacher education because teachers spend the most time with young people during
In countries with a brief democratic tradition, which also includes Slovenia, it is necessary to blaze new paths for teaching sustainable spatial development. As part of the international project R.A.V.E. Space, the AA. therefore sketched out
Apprentissage ; Education ; Enseignant ; Enseignement ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Programme scolaire
for geographyteachers. Regarding the results of the empirical study it cannot be doubted at all, that E learning is not likely to replace traditional forms of (present) learning in the short of medium run. - (IfL)
The relation of self-directed and E learning can be described in these terms : as a consequence of the requirement for a more profound education the methods to support the teaching process have to be improved urgently. Teachers necessarily need
to respond to modified presuppositions. However, common guidelines for suitable arrangements concerning to the teacher-pupil interaction in self-directed learning processes in E learning periods are still missing. These topics are at the focus of interest
Teaching political economy and social theory in human geography
Human geography ; Political geography ; Social structure ; Social theory ; Teaching of geography
Economie politique ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Géographie humaine ; Géographie politique ; Structure sociale ; Théorie sociale
Presents five themes useful in integrating into geography courses: 1) the historical specificity of geography; 2) interconnectness of regions; 3) interpenetration of human and biophysical systems; 4) centrality of culture and everyday life
Cultural geography ; Historical geography ; Pedagogy ; Teaching material ; Teaching of geography
Enseignement de la géographie ; Géographie culturelle ; Géographie historique ; Matériel pédagogique ; Pédagogie
Picture postcards are a rich data source for historical, physical and cultural geography that can be used by skilled teachers for learners at different ages. - (DWG)
Poetry and prose as resource in the teaching of Asean geography in Geographical education.
Asie ; Asie du Sud-Est ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Généralités sur la géographie ; Langage ; Littérature ; Poésie ; Processus cognitif
General points on geography
The A. suggests a method of teaching that links geography with poetry and prose. Examples of poems and literary passages are provided to illustrate how these can be integrated with geography lessons to kindle interest in learning, sensitize pupils