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Larsen, Thomas; Gerike, Matthew; Harrington, John, Jr. – Journal of Geography, 2022
Pollution issues, anthropogenic climate change, and biodiversity declines, formerly local in scope, accumulate to threaten crossing planetary boundaries and tipping Earth's system to an uninhabitable state. The human-environment identity is an unsung cornerstone of geography that can educate upcoming generations of citizens about trends over time,…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Geography Instruction, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
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Denice, Patrick – Sociology of Education, 2022
How are patterns of segregation related to families' engagement in public-school choice policies across U.S. metropolitan areas? This article examines how segregation in urban public schools and the spatial mismatch between school-age children and relatively high-performing schools relate to the shares of Black, Hispanic, and White students…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Racial Segregation, Human Geography
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Jorgenson, Simon; Howard, Scott; Welch, Brianna Tyler – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2018
Today more than ever, teachers must prepare young learners to understand and address complex social and environmental problems. Many of these problems are directly related to how humans use natural resources to meet their needs. This is a core concept in geography and geography education. The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework suggests…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Human Geography, Experiential Learning, Preschool Teachers
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Lawson, Michael A.; Alameda-Lawson, Tania – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Drawing from a nationally representative sample of parents with elementary school-aged children, this study used Latent Class Analysis (LCA) to examine profiles of parent involvement in school as well as home-community settings. Four profiles of school involvement and five profiles of home-community involvement were yielded from the LCA approach.…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Parent School Relationship