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ERIC Number: EJ545311
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Improvement Needed: Preservice Geography Teacher Education.
Gilsbach, Michael T.
Social Studies, v88 n1 p35-38 Jan-Feb 1997
Asserts that the lack of adequate geography instruction for preservice teachers has reached the level of crisis. Identifies a number of academic pressures and prejudices that have contributed to this crisis. Discusses a series of established and proposed programs designed to address these deficiencies. (MJP)
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Geography, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Certification, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Qualifications
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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