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Peer reviewedChalkley, Brian; Craig, Lorraine – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2000
Explains the reasons for the British Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education's benchmark statements providing a background on the benchmarks and a discussion on the preparation of the benchmarks. Introduces the articles within the symposium called the "Benchmark Standards for Higher Education." (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Degrees (Academic), Educational History
Peer reviewedJournal of Geography in Higher Education, 2000
Provides a copy of the British benchmark statements for geography in higher education by the Quality Assurance Agency. Includes the introduction, aims of an honors program, knowledge and understanding, student skills, abilities and attributes, processes and contexts of learning, assessment, standards and levels of achievement, and the conclusion.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Degrees (Academic), Educational Quality
Peer reviewedJones, Roy – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2000
Reviews the benchmark statements of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in the United Kingdom. Examines the various sections within the benchmark. States that in terms of emphasizing the positive attributes of the geography discipline the statements have wide utility and applicability. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Degrees (Academic), Educational Quality
Peer reviewedJones, Peter C.; Merritt, J. Quentin – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1999
Discusses the TALESSI (Teaching and Learning at the Environment-Science-Society Interface) Project that aims to enhance three aspects of environmental learning through active learning: (1) interdisciplinarity; (2) values awareness: and (3) critical thinking. Explores the three aspects in detail. Includes 3 appendices. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedChalkley, Brian; Elmes, Andrew – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1999
Addresses the Science Education Enhancement and Development (SEED) project, providing a brief summary of the resources produced within the four main areas of SEED: (1) fieldwork; (2) laboratory work; (3) computer-aided learning and assessment; and (4) employer links. (CMK)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Employment, Field Studies, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBradley, Leo; Dyas, Lynne – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1999
Describes the 'Geography for the New Undergraduate' project that is based at Liverpool (England) Hope University College and aims to develop a program of seminars (small-group teaching sessions) to enable first year undergraduate students to acquire a range of skills that will enhance their degree studies and future careers. (CMK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Foreign Countries, Geography, Group Activities
Peer reviewedNaish, Michael; Rawling, Eleanor – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1990
Describes the Geography 16-19 Project, a National Curriculum program in operation in the United Kingdom since 1976. Examines the project's approach to curriculum planning which emphasizes process-oriented, inquiry-based learning that focuses on interrelationships between people and their environments. Considers implications for higher education…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, College Preparation, Curriculum Development, Environmental Education
