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Danylenko, Oleksandr – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2019
The article is devoted to the problem on training of maritime specialists in universities of Great Britain; in particular, it is a question of training navigators. It was noted that there are dozens of maritime educational institutions and a long tradition of training maritime specialists in the country. The system of maritime education in the…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Marine Education, Navigation, Foreign Countries
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Speake, Janet – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2015
This article explores some of the synergetic relationships between research and teaching which can help shape geography undergraduate students' understandings of research. Through the experience of investigating students' attitudes towards, and engagement with, satellite navigation technologies, it considers ways in which learning can be achieved…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Navigation, Geographic Information Systems, Student Attitudes
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Webster, Megan L.; Milson, Andrew J. – Social Education, 2011
Numerous educators have noted that Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a powerful tool for social studies teaching and learning. Yet the use of GIS has been hampered by issues such as the cost of the software and the management of large spatial data files. One trend that shows great promise for GIS in education is the move to cloud computing.…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Maps, Economic Development, Technology Uses in Education
Taylor, E. H. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
The object of this report is to give an account, in such a form as to allow comparisons, of the instruction in mathematics in the Lower and Middle Commercial and Industrial Schools in the countries reporting to the International Commission on the Teaching of Mathematics. The data of this report have been taken entirely from the reports of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction