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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Bednarz, Sarah Witham; Heffron, Susan Gallagher; Solem, Michael – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2014
The purpose of this article is to examine how geography is represented and positioned in primary and secondary (referred to here as K-12) education in the United States through a critical analysis of the content and implementation of the National Geography Standards, "Geography for Life." We begin by providing context on the organization…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Futures (of Society), Course Content, Curriculum
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Bednarz, Sarah Witham; Stoltman, Joseph P.; Lee, Jongwon – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2004
Teacher preparation has been called the "bete noire" of geography education in the United States (Boehm et al., 1994). Despite progress in other areas of geography, teacher education remains a significant issue affecting the quality of geography instruction nationwide. It is a multifaceted, multidimensional problem tied inextricably to national…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Teacher Education, Educational Change, Alternative Teacher Certification