A description of how a topical seminar can be structured to emphasize student exploration and discovery is provided. (DE)

A survey of grocery shopping patterns increases elementary students involvement in economic geography. (DE)

Outlines development and structure of a one-year college geography course focusing on women's role in geography. Content includes the division of labor by sex; demography of women; geographic perspective on women's role through the history of Western civilization; how women's role changes the face of the earth; women, politics, and environment;…

This article describes some of the community projects undertaken by high school geography students for an urban studies unit. (RC)

A classroom activity designed to explore local culture and community development by collecting, mapping, and analyzing migration patterns and ethnicity is described. (DE)

This thesis examines anthropology teaching materials for public schools in light of their characteristics -- subject content, rationale and objectives, antecedent conditions, evaluation, background of materials development -- and the determination of their accuracy and representation. The study also serves as a guide to types of anthropology…

As part of a program to improve college and university training geography, this book contains four course outlines developed by members of the Commission on College Geography of the Association of American Geographers. "A Proposal for a New Geography Course for Liberal Education: Introduction to Geographic Behavior" is an introductory course to…

Describes a teaching experience in which a unit on environmental issues was added to a college-level human geography course. Asserts that environmental topics are not well-integrated into most geography courses. Concludes that the students enjoyed the experience but suggested that the environmental topics be integrated throughout the entire course…