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ERIC Number: EJ569355
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1341
State Standards: Implementing "Geography for Life."
Bednarz, Sarah Witham
Journal of Geography, v97 n2 p83-89 Mar-Apr 1998
Argues that the pendulum between federal and state education initiatives has swung to the states; reviews the extent to which state standards have incorporated the recommendations of "Geography for Life." Concludes that the translation of "Geography for Life" into state standards is uneven due to problems of accessibility. (DSK)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, National Programs, National Standards, Social Studies, State Programs, State Standards
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Geography Standards