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Estefan, Michel; Seim, Josh – Teaching Sociology, 2022
There has been a growing number of calls to improve theory instruction in sociology. These conversations have focused on what instructors should teach (with a renewed emphasis on racism and sexism) and whom to teach (with calls to diversify the reading list), but comparatively little attention has been placed on how social theory should be taught.…
Descriptors: Social Theories, Sociology, Student Centered Learning, Concept Mapping
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Pow, Jacky – Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education, 2016
Many geographers have argued that geographical imagination plays a crucial role in geography education. Unfortunately, geography teachers often find it difficult to stimulate their students' geographical imaginations. One emerging concern is to determine how geography teachers can foster their students' geographical imaginations so that they can…
Descriptors: Imagination, Geography Instruction, Stimulation, Teaching Methods
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Blandy, Doug; Bolin, Paul E. – Art Education, 2012
Objects of material culture are not always those items most commonly explored in the art classroom, and are, instead, the frequently overlooked things in people's everyday world. They are the items people collect in their homes, carry with them in backpacks, purses, and pockets, and stow on shelves in the back of closets--often the things they…
Descriptors: Art Education, Culture, Teaching Methods, Investigations
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Milson, Andrew J. – Social Education, 2014
American history demands to be mapped. The stories of exploration, the colonies, the Louisiana Purchase, and so on are incomplete without maps to locate historical places, events, and conflicts. Yet maps can do more for the history teacher than simply illustrating what happened where or what territory was acquired when. Maps also provide clues…
Descriptors: United States History, Cognitive Mapping, Geographic Distribution, Maps
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Le Tran, Mai-Anh – Religious Education, 2011
Religious learning within the currents of global cultural flows necessitates risky movements into "terra incognita"--be they unknown internal landscapes of the mind and heart in religious knowing, or external territories of culture, ideas, and the politics of identification. Drawing on insights gained from three seminary-sponsored…
Descriptors: Cartography, Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Teaching Methods
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Michael, Kurt Y. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2013
The "Titanic" caught the attention and imagination of the public when, in 1985, the sunken ship was discovered 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland (PBS, 2012). Since that time, scientists have conducted numerous expeditions using high-resolution SONAR working in tandem with remote-operated vehicles (ROV) to collect information used…
Descriptors: Navigation, Cartography, Computer Simulation, Knowledge Representation
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Leguizamon, Saturnino – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2010
The term "geospatial technologies" encompasses a large area of fields involving cartography, spatial analysis, geographic information system, remote sensing, global positioning systems and many others. These technologies should be expected to be available (as "natural tools") for a country with a large surface and a variety of…
Descriptors: Cartography, Geography, Information Systems, Foreign Countries
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Liben, Lynn S. – Knowledge Quest, 2008
Children's cognitive skills change substantially from the time they enter school at about the age of five to when they graduate from high school a dozen years later. Some changes can be attributed to the school curriculum, but others are part of children's developmental evolution as they mature and interact with the world. Rather than reviewing…
Descriptors: Maps, Young Children, Cognitive Development, Teaching Methods
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Benitez, Julio; Thome, Nestor – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2004
This work introduces an application of differential geometry to cartography. The mathematical aspects of some geographical projections of Earth surface are revealed together with some of its more important properties. An important problem since the discovery of the 'spherical' form of the Earth is how to compose a reliable map of the surface of…
Descriptors: Cartography, Geometry, Teaching Methods, Mathematics
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Liu, Shu-Chiu – Science Education Review, 2006
It is suggested that historical material concerning the model of the earth be utilised in the science classroom to construct narrative explanations. The article includes the various ancient models of the earth, the discovery of the spherical earth model, and the arguments and experiments coupled with it. Its instructional gain may lie in the…
Descriptors: Cartography, Science Education History, Models, Intellectual History
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Walsh, Stephen J. – Journal of Geography, 1992
Suggests basic elements of spatial education appropriate to geographic information system (GIS) course curricula. Describes the need for integration of GIS education and GIS training. Discusses hardware/software configurations, approaches to the creation of laboratory facilities, and approaches, rationales, and technical considerations in the…
Descriptors: Cartography, Course Content, Courseware, Curriculum Development
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Sullivan, Michael E. – Journal of Geography, 1993
Defines and describes the use of choropleth maps in geography instruction. Identifies the six basic steps for constructing choropleth maps and recommends their use in secondary classrooms. Includes five maps and two tables applying choropleth maps to Central American and Caribbean nations. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cartography, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution
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Comenetz, Joshua – Journal of Geography, 2003
The Sanders housing lawsuit in Pennsylvania provides a case study of how to incorporate current events into the teaching of cartography or population geography at the high school or college level. Settlement of the Sanders case resulted in the release of information about the segregation of public housing by race in the Pittsburgh area. The issues…
Descriptors: Cartography, Current Events, Geography, Housing
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Paul, Bimal Kanti – Journal of Geography, 1993
Asserts that writing a critical atlas review is often a requirement for cartography courses because it forces students to think analytically about cartographic presentation and theory. Presents a choropleth map review exercise that can be used as an alternative to the atlas review or as an independent instructional activity. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cartography, Course Content, Educational Strategies, Geographic Concepts
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Schulze, Melanie – Journal of Geography, 1996
Recommends making choropleth maps as a fun and interesting way to teach geographic concepts. Choropleth maps represent data and ratios (population density, voter registration) and can be constructed easily. Includes suggested activities and representative maps. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cartography, Data Interpretation, Geographic Concepts, Geography
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