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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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Remmen, Kari Beate; Frøyland, Merethe – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2015
Follow-up activities after fieldwork are recommended, yet little research has been conducted in this area. This study investigates six cases of follow-up work carried out by three teachers and their students in three upper secondary schools in Norway. The data comprises video observations of teachers and students, instructional artifacts,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Case Studies
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Gillette, Brandon – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2015
Place-name geography, as it is sometimes called, is merely the tip of the iceberg in a field that aims to understand people and places and their interactions with the environment. Geography is also the study of spatial distributions and interpreting what they mean. This review lays out the definition of the nature of science as it relates to…
Descriptors: Geography, Geography Instruction, Models, Science Education
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Alhosani, Naeema Mohamed Dawood; Yagoub, M. M. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2015
The worldwide technology boom has created an information revolution. Consequently, a large number of people who previously had limited access to geographic data can now use Internet-based geographic information for a number of diverse purposes. The average person has access to geographic information for tourism, shopping, business, and even route…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Geography, Geographic Information Systems
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Medzini, Arnon; Meishar-Tal, Hagit; Sneh, Yael – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2015
In recent years, cellular phones and tablets have become increasingly more prevalent and popular. Due to their great mobility, light weight and ability to serve as a platform for various applications, these devices are ideal candidates for supporting out-of-classroom learning. Geography teachers in the twenty-first century must become familiar…
Descriptors: Geography, Geography Instruction, Handheld Devices, Technology Integration
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Blankman, Marian; van der Schee, Joop; Volman, Monique; Boogaard, Marianne – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2015
This paper presents the findings of a study conducted among primary geography teacher educators. The research examines the perceptions of educators of primary teacher students' desired and achieved levels of substantial knowledge, syntactic knowledge, and beliefs about the subject of geography. The findings indicate that primary teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Cheng, Irene Nga Yee; So, Winnie Wing Mui – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2015
Environmental education has been widely promoted in Hong Kong schools since the 1990s. Teachers have a crucial role in educating students to be well-informed, environmentally aware and responsible green citizens. The environmental literacy and tendencies of teachers are seen as having far-reaching influences on the development of environmental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Environmental Education, Literacy
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Lane, Rod – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2015
This paper reports the findings of a study designed to assess 16 experienced geography teachers' epistemological beliefs about learning and teaching and their awareness of common alternative conceptions held by students. The investigation forms part of a larger study exploring the ways in which experienced geography teachers use their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography, Geography Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge