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Direct linkJing Tian; Joyce Hwee Ling Koh; Chang Ren; Yiheng Wang – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2025
The development of geocapabilities has been a concern in geographical education, and the application of geospatial technologies such as geographical information systems (GIS) has been popularized in both geography and non-geography courses. However, there are still gaps in how GIS courses could be designed to promote students' geocapabilities. In…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Geographic Location, Geographic Concepts, Student Experience
Robert A. Kolvoord; Emily Grossnickle Peterson – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2024
Recruiting undergraduate students is a significant challenge for undergraduate geography programs. Few students have robust exposure to geography in secondary school and the major has low name recognition for entering first year students. In fact, geography is often a "found" major on many campuses with students coming to the major after…
Descriptors: High Schools, Enrollment Influences, College Enrollment, Geographic Information Systems
Hautala, Johanna; Schmidt, Suntje – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2019
Many geographers graduating from universities enter an international and project-based professional life, which includes working in geographically dispersed project teams. In Europe, the Bologna process aligned study programs and supported student mobility to prepare students for such a work environment. However, research on higher education has…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Learning Processes, Cooperative Learning, Student Research
Mui, Amy B.; Nelson, Sarah; Huang, Bruce; He, Yuhong; Wilson, Kathi – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2015
This paper describes a web-enabled learning platform providing remote access to geospatial software that extends the learning experience outside of the laboratory setting. The platform was piloted in two undergraduate courses, and includes a software server, a data server, and remote student users. The platform was designed to improve the quality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Software, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study
Schlemper, M. Beth; Monk, Janice – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2011
This qualitative and contextual study explores how "diversity" is interpreted by graduate students and faculty in ten departments of geography in the United States. It applies a model that considers historical, structural, psychological and behavioral dimensions. Themes addressed include issues related to gender, international origin,…
Descriptors: Geography, Masters Programs, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students
Welsh, Katharine E.; Mauchline, Alice L.; Park, Julian R.; Whalley, W. Brian; France, Derek – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2013
This research paper reports the findings from an international survey of fieldwork practitioners on their use of technology to enhance fieldwork teaching and learning. It was found that there was high information technology usage before and after time in the field, but some were also using portable devices such as smartphones and global…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Field Instruction, Information Technology, Handheld Devices
