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Pairing K-12 Teachers with Geographic Researchers: Why It Should Take Place and How It Can.
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Orvis, Kenneth H.; Horn, Sally P.; Jumper, Sidney R. – Journal of Geography, 1999
Contends that excitement can be infused into the K-12 geography curriculum by involving teachers in real research projects led by professional geographers. Describes a project where K-12 teachers and geographers participated in geography field research in the mountain highlands of the Valle Nuevo Scientific Reserve of the Dominican Republic. (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Studies, Foreign Countries