NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Do They Like Geography? A Study of Fijian High School Students' Attitudes towards Geography
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ravinesh Rohit Prasad; Mohammed Khalid Hassan – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2025
This paper investigates the causes of students' preference and disinclination for high school geography. The paper draws on data from 135 students from years 11, 12, and 13 (aged 16-18 years) from seven secondary schools in the Ba district, Western division, Fiji Islands. We used the posterior inductive reduction model to analyze and identify the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Geography Instruction
Powerful Knowledge and the Significance of Teaching Geography for In-Service Upper Secondary Teachers -- A Case Study from Northern Finland
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Virranmäki, Eerika; Valta-Hulkkonen, Kirsi; Rusanen, Jarmo – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2019
The aim of this research is to ask what kind of geography is taught in Finnish upper secondary schools and whether this knowledge is powerful knowledge. This is achieved by analysing 11 in-service geography teachers' concept maps and in-depth interviews with qualitative data analysis. The results indicate the dominance of three terms: spatiality,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary Education
Geography Standards in the United States: Past Influences and Future Prospects
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bednarz, Sarah Witham; Heffron, Susan Gallagher; Solem, Michael – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2014
The purpose of this article is to examine how geography is represented and positioned in primary and secondary (referred to here as K-12) education in the United States through a critical analysis of the content and implementation of the National Geography Standards, "Geography for Life." We begin by providing context on the organization…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Futures (of Society), Course Content, Curriculum
Tracing Sustainability: Education for Sustainable Development in the Lower Secondary Geography Curricula of Germany, Romania, and Mexico
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bagoly-Simó, Péter – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2014
Over the last two decades Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has received increasing attention. Due to the close affinity that geography as a school subject shares with both theoretical constructs and methodologies of ESD, geography has assumed a key position in the implementation of ESD in formal education. Still, little attention has so…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Curriculum, Environmental Education
GIS Learning Objects: An Approach to Content Aggregation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Govorov, Michael; Gienko, Gennady – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2013
Content development and maintenance of geographic information systems (GIS) related courses, especially designed for distance and online delivery, could be a tedious task even for an experienced instructor. The paper outlines application of abstract instructional design techniques for modeling course structure and developing corresponding course…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Internet, Course Content, Geographic Information Systems
Emerging Models of Teacher Training: The Case of Portugal
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Alexandre, Fernando; Ferreira, Manuela; Miranda, Branca – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2004
The structural reforms of geography teacher training in Portugal have been justified by the global evolution of the educational system and took into account: (1) the political will to extend the period of compulsory schooling, which now covers the whole of lower secondary education, but will soon cover upper secondary education as well; (2) the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Geography, Professional Training, Course Content