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Phillips, Martin – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1994
Maintains that philosophy has become an integral part of geography education at the university level. Considers the value of textbooks in teaching and learning about philosophy in geography. Reviews textbook treatment of the topic and provides a list of 25 textbooks that explore geographic philosophy. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Geography, Geography Instruction

Castree, Noel – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1994
Discusses the impact of Marxist geography on course content and textbooks in college geography. Reviews three textbooks. Identifies four persistent problems in the representation of Marxist geography. Suggests a template through which teachers can offer students a more discriminating account of that model. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Epistemology, Foreign Countries