Describes the objectives and philosophical orientation of the 1985 meeting of the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE). Reviews the session offerings and explains the six-step problem-solving process model that was used in the program. Discusses the use of the NCGE "Guidelines for Geographic Education." (ML)

Describes an assignment for secondary or college geography instruction in which students are appointed as the "Minister of Development" of a developing nation. As students plan their country's future, they confront different facets of development and the consequences of their actions. Includes student and instructor activities, identifying…

A distance perception survey was used to get college students enrolled in a human geography course involved and interested in the topic of perception. Students were asked to arrange 12 European capitals in sequence according to their distance from Amsterdam. Survey results are presented. (RM)

In this physical geography field course, college students plan and develop interpretive guides that explain the physical environment of a field site. This approach has two advantages: students develop geographical skills to a level approaching professional expertise and distributing the brochures increases public awareness of the value of…

To give students an understanding of how resource management techniques and society's perception of resources have changed, a project which compared a present-day classification of the agricultural land quality of McNab Township in Eastern Ontario (Canada) with nineteenth-century ideas about the land quality of the same area is described. (RM)

Music is a geographical and a temporal phenomenon which pervades every society. How music can be used to teach basic geographical concepts, to reflect the central themes of North American geography, and to explain the relationship between art forms and the tastes of a culture is discussed.

Describes how to construct models of contour lines from flexible, colored bell wire. These models are used to illustrate three-dimensional terrain characteristics represented by contour lines printed on a flat map. (MLH)

This paper illustrates a method by which geography students can experience a process of inquiry and problem-solving by using data banks as a resource. Examples are given of open-ended and structured classroom utilization of a data bank for students to study the socioeconomic structure of Wichita, Kansas. (Author/AV)

Presents reasons for including geography as a separate discipline in the secondary curriculum rather than synthesizing it into an interdisciplinary social studies program. Approaches to curricula structuring and sequencing are suggested. References are included. For journal availability, see SO 505 212. (Author/DB)

This activity guide, for Colorado teachers responsible for teaching geography to students in grades K-12, explains how to use the principles of contextual learning to integrate academic content standards with career development and workplace competencies. The introduction discusses the guide's purpose, the role of standards and assessments in the…

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a computer application for urban planning, weather reporting, and geological and demographic studies. This book takes teachers and students to the cutting edge of teaching social studies and environmental education using GIS. Students can use GIS as a tool to explore, question, integrate, analyze, interpret,…

In St. Louis, Missouri, the teachers are given excellent opportunities to put their pupils in touch with the world around them. Entering a school-room during a geography lesson, the visitor may find that the children, after a thorough study of the relief map, are transported into the country which is the subject of their lesson. They have before…

The present state of graduate education in geography is described and criticized, and a student oriented program is proposed as an alternative. (JH)