There is a need for quality professional development programs and instructional models addressing the needs and challenges of K-12 technology integration in the geography classroom. This study used a mixed-methods design employing surveys and observations to evaluate teacher experiences within a professional development program focused on…

Although fieldwork is always cited as an important component of geographic education, there are many obstacles for executing high school fieldwork. Mobile electronic products are becoming popular and some schools are able to acquire these devices for mobile learning. This study attempts to provide a mobile-assisted means of guiding students…

A matrix, developed for the purpose of generating research interest in geographic learning, was formed by imposing three categories of cognitive behavior (perception, language, and thinking) upon four geographic concepts (spatial, area studies, land/man, and earth science). (Author/JB)

Examines the concept of inquiry and gives suggestions for its use in the classroom. A model of inquiry teaching is developed and illustrated by presenting two inquiry teaching approaches to a geographical study of world population and arable land. Some limitations of inquiry teaching are also discussed. (Author/JK)

Presents a model for teaching fourth graders some aspects of the population geography of California. The lessons are structured and teacher-directed, examine the question of why so many people have moved to California, and use a variety of social inquiry processes. (Author/AV)

Reprints an article from a 1964 "Journal of Geography" that defined the four traditions of geography. Proposed a basic nomenclature with associated ideas to confront the pluralism inherent in geographic thought. Claimed that the four traditions offered a pluralistic basis to maintain an alliance between professional geography and pedagogical…