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ERIC Number: EJ487185
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
The Guidelines for Geographic Education: A Ten-Year Retrospective.
Petersen, James F.
Social Education, v58 n4 p206-10 Apr-May 1994
Reviews the background and history of the "Guidelines for Geographic Education: Elementary and Secondary Schools," which were 10 years old in 1994. Argues that, although it is too early to determine whether the reform efforts in geography are successful, the guidelines may be a basis for a renaissance in geographic education. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geography, Geography Instruction, Social Studies
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Association of American Geographers; Geographic Educ National Implementation Project; National Council for Geographic Education