The extent and content of the presentation of the geography of Europe in school textbooks in European countries
Europe ; Regional geography ; School geography ; School textbook ; Secondary education ; Teaching of geography
The purpose of this article is to determine to what extent and with what kind of content European textbooks approach the study of the geography of Europe. It presents results from one of the earliest studies to include textbooks from almost all
European countries. Using a specially designed data recording sheet an analysis was made of 35 textbooks for lower secondary and 28 textbooks for upper secondary education. There were 17 elements analyzed in the textbooks. - (L'A.).
In Slovenia, the migrations are treated in almost all geographical textbooks. In elementary school, the students acquire knowledge of the migrations by the inductive approach. In the grammar school program a trail of gaining knowledge on migration
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)