Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ528577
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Publication Date: 1996
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Preparing for the Twenty-First Century: Geography Education in Australia.
Lidstone, John; Wiber, Marilyn
International Journal of Social Education, v10 n2 p27-41 Fall-Win 1995-96
Profiles the current geography curriculum in Australian schools and discusses the policy decisions that resulted in its implementation. Australian geography education features a prominent social education component that emphasizes development, the environment, and other social issues. Includes several tables listing national curriculum goals and objectives. (MJP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Geographic Concepts, Geography, Geography Instruction, Global Education, Government School Relationship, Human Geography, Interdisciplinary Approach, National Curriculum, Physical Geography, Politics of Education, Social Responsibility, Social Studies, World Geography
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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