Geography Ed for a Flat World

Autor/in	Schachter, Ron
Titel	Geography Ed for a Flat World
Quelle	In: District Administration, 48 (2012) 6, S.28-30 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-5749
Schlagwörter	World Geography; Knowledge Level; Geography Instruction; Curriculum; Educational Change; Human Geography; Labor Economics; National Standards; Spatial Ability; Geographic Location; Integrated Curriculum; Teaching Methods; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weltkunde; Wissensbasis; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Bildungsreform; Humangeografie; Arbeitsökonomie; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; USA
Abstract	Geography is not what it used to be. Nowadays, that subject is often buried--and therefore inadequately covered--in a social studies curriculum itself under siege because of the extended commitment in schools to reading and math. But geographical knowledge also is not what it used to be. It has become essential to understanding a brave new world of international economic and political developments, as well as preparing for a host of jobs that did not even exist 20 years ago. The release of revised national standards for geography later this year--the first revision since these standards were introduced in 1994--emphasizes the changing geographical landscape. In a 2004 report, the latest report available, the U.S. Department of Labor declared that geo-technology--the combination of geography with an ever-expanding array of new high-tech jobs--represents one of the labor megatrends for the 21st century. These changing realities are posing a problem--and an opportunity--for American schools and their students, who by most measures lag behind the rest of the world in geographical knowledge and skills. Advocates for geography education emphasize that getting started with geographical concepts early on will be essential to competing in a 21st-century world. (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10