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Direct linkNiedomysl, Thomas; Prowse, Martin; Lund Hansen, Anders – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2018
The doctoral dissertation is a key component of postgraduate education that plays an important role for knowledge production and hence the development of a discipline. Swedish human geography currently lacks an overview of dissertations. This article fills this knowledge gap by reporting findings from a unique database covering all doctoral…
Descriptors: Demography, Layout (Publications), Productivity, Doctoral Dissertations
Piróg, Danuta – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
The article aims to empirically verify the impact of educational capital on the success or failure of higher education graduates' transitions. The paper uses the example of geography graduates in Poland who took part in a nationwide survey in 2012, six months after their graduation. This allowed the author to collect detailed data on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Labor Market, Academic Degrees
Download full textSchubert, Jan Christoph; Wrenger, Katja – Review of International Geographical Education Online, 2016
Students' conceptions are a central learning condition. Until now there have only been qualitative results regarding the important geographical area of the desert, especially its location and formation. Therefore this study surveys students' conceptions (N = 585; n = 448 without pre-instruction on deserts and n = 137 with pre-instruction on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Grade 7, Concept Formation
Beck, Colin J.; Miner, Emily – Social Forces, 2013
This study examines formal terrorism designations by governments through the lens of organization studies research on categorization processes. It is argued that designations hinge on markers from the organizational profile of a militant group. Using cross-sectional data on militant organizations and designations by the United States, the United…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Classification
Schnurr, Matthew A.; De Santo, Elizabeth M.; Green, Amanda D.; Taylor, Alanna – Journal of Geography, 2015
This article investigates the particular mechanisms through which a role-play simulation impacts student perceptions of knowledge acquisition. Longitudinal data were mobilized in the form of quantitative and qualitative surveys to examine whether the simulation succeeded in increasing knowledge around both content and skills. It then delves deeper…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Geography Instruction, Simulation, Student Attitudes
Dunphy, Alison; Spellman, Greg – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2009
Fieldwork is considered central to an education as a physical geographer. However, there are doubts whether all students benefit from it equally. A preferred way of learning may have an influence upon its perceived value. Attitude surveys were administered to 1191 2nd- and 3rd-year physical geography undergraduates across 16 British universities.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Physical Geography, Multivariate Analysis, Attitude Measures
