Geography enrollments are down, and geography is in trouble because it has been slow to respond to the new environment of higher education. Important trends in higher education are identified, and ways geographers can respond positively to the trends are discussed. (RM)

A college course in the geography of agriculture presents a unique opportunity for an integrated study of economic, physical, and human geography. A teaching model which uses a systems analysis approach is presented. (RM)

A noncompensatory selection model for choosing graduate students correctly predicted 61 percent of the successful students. The compensatory model was able to correctly predict only 21 percent of those who succeeded. (RM)

If geography faces a crisis today, it is an inner crisis that has come from listening to those who advocate aggrandizement rather than accomplishment. Geographers should devote no more time than necessary to the business of selling themselves and, instead, produce the kind of scholarship that commands attention. (RM)

Study showed that university students respond with greater interest to lecture titles that clearly indicate the nature of the ideas to be communicated rather than to those that contain the specialized expressions indigenous to academia. (RM)

Crime is a sufficiently constant and significant problem to warrant treatment in human geography courses at the high school and college levels. Issues in crime and justice are explored from a geographical perspective, a model of geographical elements in criminal justice systems is outlined and instructional applications are discussed. (RM)

Describes two basic teaching styles for college geography courses: discipline-centered teaching and student-centered teaching. Though the discipline-centered approach is dominant in geographical education today, a student-centered cognitive orientation would be more relevant and more helpful to the intellectual development of students. (CS)

In spite of the growth in women's studies, geography courses still present a world view which reflects male experience almost entirely. Curriculum integration should include stylistic changes in language, recognizing women's contributions, selective treatment of women's experiences, and integrating gender as a variable. (CS)

The contemporary world is international in character, and students must develop a global perspective. Presents three different listing activities on global topics for upper elementary and intermediate students. Listing techniques develop the cognitive skills of fluency, flexibility, originality, and higher-order rule making. (CS)

Provides a brief overview of current geographic ideas regarding continental drift and plate tectonics and suggests techniques for illustrating continental motions to elementary school pupils. (Author/DB)

In order to ascertain current assessment practices at final degree level in British university geography departments, 33 departments were surveyed. A model was then developed that conveys the value of using a range of examination techniques to suit particular teaching objectives and experiences. (LBH)

This paper describes unconventional ways in which the overhead projector may be used to stimulate student interest and increase teaching effectiveness in geography courses. For example, wall maps, raised relief maps, and sections of a blackboard can be emphasized. (Author/AV)

Explores the use of concepts in geography teaching in Australia and reviews the relevant literature on the development of geographical concepts. For journal availability, see SO 505 212. (Author/DB)

This booklet offers a succinct and comprehensive structure for making geography an integral part of student experience across the grade levels. Emphasis is placed on the knowledge and understanding of geography principles. The scope and sequence presented in the booklet shows that, as a result of national standards, geographic education is moving…

One of the demands imposed on geography instruction is to inform about the world, but there is some disagreement on how this is to be achieved. Criticism is most frequently directed at the regional geography approach of subdividing the world into culture regions. This paper addresses the question of whether global subdivision by culture regions…