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Hancock, Daryl R. – 1992
The usefulness of geography knowledge in a child's education is philosophically analyzed from two perspectives: (1) what geography knowledge should U.S. schools be teaching?; and (2) is there agreement about what types of geographical knowledge U.S. schools should teach? Only geographical knowledge that will be useful in life should be taught to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Cultural Awareness, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Heywood, Stanley J. – 1985
This paper discusses cognitive maps of the world that an individual needs to be considered educated. A cognitive map is the filing structure within the brain that allows an individual to encode, give meaning, and retrieve information relating to a variety of world matters. The first requisite is a cognitive map of the world of differences, whereby…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Structures, Cultural Awareness
