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GIS Education at Geographical Departments in Japanese Universities in Relation to the Japan Standard GIS Core Curriculum
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Sasaki, Midori; Oguchi, Takashi; Okabe, Atsuyuki; Sadahiro, Yukio – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2008
Geographic information system (GIS) education in Japan lags far behind that in Western developed countries. As such the development of systematic GIS education in Japanese universities, including the preparation of a GIS standard curriculum, becomes an urgent issue. This article examines the present situation and recent trends of GIS education in…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Implementation, Educational Trends, Academic Standards