The articles on simulation in education collected here include a primer on simulation, an introduction to the virtues of gaming, and examinations of the role of simulation in teaching geography, computer programing, international relations, and in teacher education. A consideration of the use of media in simulation and a discussion of crisis…

The largest group of non-English speaking immigrants who come to Canada are Italians, the vast majority of whom are from Southern Italy. This paper furnishes information on their cultural background and lists multi-media resources to introduce teachers to Italian society so that educators may better understand their students. Immigrant children…

This illustrated primer was designed for geography instruction at the second grade level in Vietnam. The fifty lessons are in the form of stories appropriate for the second grade. Each story is also designed to serve as a reading lesson. (CLK)

Presents ideas for teaching basic skills. Includes strategies for teaching about human rights, directions for making an adding machine to use in addition and subtraction drill, activities for developing effective discussion skills, and suggestions for teaching place-name geography. (JMB)

Examines uses of the expression "Bible Belt," reviews problems of defining the geographic boundaries of the region, and attempts to apply the phrase in terms of denominational church membership, population density, and social class composition. The term refers to areas of the United States characterized by ardent fundamentalism and…

Examines potential uses of mental maps in the classroom by reviewing research efforts, providing an example of the differences between mental maps of two student groups, and suggesting how to use mental maps in the geography curriculum. Mental mapping (or cognitive mapping) refers to individuals' processes of collecting, storing, and retrieving…

A study demonstrating how religious ideology influences Hutterian attitudes toward farming and the agricultural environment. The Hutterian Brethren are Anabaptist pacifists who live mostly on communal farms in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta, Canada. The responses of both Hutterian and non-Hutterian farmers to an attitudinal questionnaire were…

Relates the author's experience in trying to involve college students in geographic research on women and to suggest ways of making the experience more meaningful to the students. The course focused on the changing role of women, especially suburban women, in contemporary American society. (Author/AV)

Numerous ideas for school social studies units focus on providing a framework for the teaching of topographic map skills, initiating an interest in history, and understanding population concerns. (CM)

Brings the perspective of historical geography to bear on the interaction of people and the environment in North America from colonial times to the present. Major sections review literature dealing with opportunities offered by a new environment to European settlers, a theory of regional differentiation, and regional consciousness. (Author/DB)

Simulation game that involves high school or college students in developing a 5-year economic plan for a newly independent third world country. Role playing the members of a revolutionary junta, students weigh individual benefits against national and group benefits. Game involves one or more cycles of strategy formulation, open debate, and voting.…

Traces the upsurge of the horse population in the United States during the last two decades. Included are the psychological and recreational aspects of horse ownership; the redistribution of the horse population from farm to suburb; horses as an industry; and the land use problems and potentials attributed to the horse. (JK)

Recognition of various abilities and skills in university degree work, and the development of an appropriate range of assessment modes to test these abilities, presupposes that students will perform differently under the various forms of assessment. The limited data available to test this supposition are reviewed and analysis of one geography…

Suggests a decision-making model that can be applied by high school students to a variety of environmental problems, and illustrates how the model can be used to make decisions concerning future energy shortages. Provides criteria for judging allocation priorities of limited resources and stimulates awareness of alternative solutions to energy…

Gives some learning activities for teaching elementary school students the basics. (RK)