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ERIC Number: EJ566830
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0309-8265
A Conservative View of Geographical Education.
Marantz, Haim; Warren, Andrew
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v22 n1 p49-53 Mar 1998
Criticizes the emphasis on job and skill training that has gained recent support in the United Kingdom. Discusses the Dearing Report of 1997, a government review of the purpose and practice of higher education. Maintains that education should enhance students' critical-thinking skills. (MJP)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Principles, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Geography, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Job Training, Relevance (Education), Role of Education, Traditionalism, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Dearing Report; United Kingdom