Geography in General Education: The Need to Focus on the Geography of the Field.

Harper, Robert A.

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ERIC Number: EJ278671

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982

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Geography in General Education: The Need to Focus on the Geography of the Field.

Harper, Robert A.

Journal of Geography, v81 n4 p122-39 Jul-Aug 1982

To teach geography that is meaningful in general education--at the elementary, secondary, or college levels--an integrative approach which transmits understanding of the earth as a total system must be used. How to teach physical, cultural, economic, and regional geography in general courses is discussed. (RM)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, General Education, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Human Geography, Systems Approach

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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