is deductive. Most attention is dedicated to migrations in general geography textbooks. The textbooks for vocational and technical school programs deal with migrations to a lesser extent and with different approaches. - (IKR)
Innovation and technical links : the case of advanced technology industry in Oxfordshire
England ; Enterprise;Firm ; High-tech industry ; Higher education ; Industrial employment ; Innovation ; Occupational activity ; Oxfordshire ; Professional qualifications ; Research and development ; Technology ; Technology transfer ; United Kingdom
Skill polarization in local labor markets under share-altering technical change
Educational level ; Employment ; Human capital ; Labour market ; Model ; Professional qualification ; Spatial equilibrium ; Technical progress ; Technology ; United States of America
Political relations| coopération of socio-political organizations| economic relations (table of visible trade between Yugoslavia and Zambia since 1970 to 1983, table of structure of visible trade)| scientific, technical, cultural and educational
The impact of distance to nearest education institution on the post-compulsory education participation decision
Decision ; Distance travelled ; Education ; England ; Higher education ; Neighbourhood ; Social class ; Technicaleducation ; United Kingdom ; Urban area ; Young people
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
- 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)
between interested parties, and encourages education, public awareness, and technical assistance related to the first goal. In 1998, the European Mountain forum had over 460 members and local nodes in the Carpathians, the Caucasus, the Mediterranean
Geography educator's perceptions of teaching environmental education in South African schools
Afrique du Sud ; Education ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Environnement ; Programme scolaire
Education ; Educational programme ; Environment ; South Africa ; Teaching of geography
The relationship between geography and environmental education, as perceived by South African geography educators, is explored. The implications of outcomes-based education are also considered. - (AJC)
Alimentation ; Besoins essentiels ; Distribution des revenus ; Développement ; Eau ; Education ; Géographie de l'Afrique ; Logement ; Nigéria ; Niveau de vie ; Politique économique ; Santé ; Travail
at the University of Sussex, recommendations are made to make growth in Nigeria as broad-based as possible to meet the basic needs of the Nigerian people. Technical papers examine such key areas as health, food and nutrition, water, shelter and learning, while other
, especially in animal breeding. The lack of proper technical, financial and educational infrastructure is also a problem. Resaerch conducted in rural areas of seaside regions shows also that an exceptionally important direction of activity is child and youth
An analysis of geography teacher educator's perceptions of curriculum 2005
Afrique du Sud ; Education ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Programme scolaire ; Savoir géographique ; Système éducatif
Education ; Education system ; Educational programme ; Geographical knowkedge ; South Africa ; Teaching of geography
The implementation of the new school curriculum and outcomes-based education in South African schools is posing a considerable challenge to geography teachers and teacher educators. The paper explores the feelings, concerns and plans of action
of leading South African geography educators as they prepare for the new system. - (AJC)
Education ; Education system ; Knowledge ; Neo liberalism ; Research ; Social reproduction
The paper considers the possibilities for geographical research on education, and outilnes one particular agenda for this emerging field. It proposes developing a decentered literature in which education systems, institutions and practices
Denomination and primary education in the Netherlands (1870-1984)
Culturel ; Education ; Enseignement primaire ; Géographie historique ; Pays-Bas ; Processus de diffusion ; Système scolaire
Cultural geography ; Diffusion process ; Education ; Educational system;Educational organization ; Historical geography ; Netherlands (The) ; Primary education
This study deals with the processes of verzuiling and ontzuiling in the Dutch education system. « Verzuiling » is the historical transformation of religiously-based subcultural groups into highly integrated complexes of organizations, whereby