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Young people who live most of their lives in the 21st centuryface dilemmas hardly experienced in the 20th century world:the rapid compression of space and time; an unprecedented rateof cultural and technological change; the dissolution of manytraditional boundaries. Already, children live in a world unknownto us in our childhood - they 'surf the net', play virtual gamesand interact with cyberspace. What skills are required to help children navigate these verydifferent spaces? How.
No work has ever been produced previously that shows how historically geography has been constructed as a subject for the senior years of secondary schooling in Western Australia from 1917 to 1997. In doing so, this book contributes to the existing corpus of international research on the history of curriculum and particularly the history of geography as a senior secondary school subject. Much of it is based on primary sources, including the textbooks and atlases used, along with syllabus manuals and geography examination papers. It also provides a framework for investigating the construction of senior secondary school geography curricula in other constituencies, and could act as a model for engaging in further research in curriculum history for other school subjects state-wide, nationally and internationally. The book also makes an important contribution to the fields of curriculum design, curriculum development and curriculum innovation. It will be of great interest to historians of education, comparative educationists, education leaders, policy makers and librarians.
This book results from the work of the Commission on Geographical Education of the International Geographical Union. Part 1 focuses on the distinctive traditions of school geography. Part 2 reviews the state of school geography on a broad continental basis, including national case studies by local experts. The final chapters extrapolate from the present and point to likely future developments in the subject, again with examples drawn from various countries.
These papers aim to provide a substantial review of the literature pertaining to a comprehensive range of traditional and contemporary research paradigms and research methods. The book is designed as a reference work for novice researchers in the fields of geographical and environmental education.
A reference guide to geography education. Entries, arranged alphabetically, cover: government legislation and reports; famous geography educators; resources; research findings; movements, trends, debates and issues; organizations; and key concepts. An analytical index helps the reader to choose paths through the book, connecting entries.
On cover: Education. - On title page: A secondary education for Europe
This study aims to provide geography teachers with a critical analysis of the contemporary position of their subject, linked with practical advice on the teaching of developments relating to geography, such as new technology, the use of remote sensing and the implications of modern research.