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50 Years of ERIC
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NCGE Special Award Presented to James A. Michener.
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Boehm, Richard G.; de Souza, Anthony R. – Journal of Geography, 1985
In 1984 the National Council for Geographic Education presented James Michener with a special award for his "Outstanding Contributions to Geographic Education through the American Novel." Michener's acceptance speech is presented. (RM)
Descriptors: Awards, Geography, Geography Instruction, Novels
The Society and the Discipline.
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Grosvenor, Gilbert M. – Journal of Geography, 1985
In this speech delivered at the 1984 meeting of the Association of American Geographers, the president of the National Geographic Society (NGS) discusses what geography needs to stay on its feet as an independent and useful discipline and what the NGS is doing to support geography. (RM)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational History, Educational Needs, Educational Trends
Where in the World Are We? Geographic Understanding for Political Survival and Progress.
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Hartshorne, Richard – Journal of Geography, 1990
Reprint of a presentation to the National Council of Geography Teachers in 1952 stating that a fundamental error in popular thought about geography is that the land masses of the continents are the basic divisions of the world. Analyzes the U.S. world position and claims the United States has a responsibility for the world's future. (NL)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education