strategy
Improving geographical education
Synonyms:
Promoting geography in educationEnabling geographic education and research
Training geographers
Description:
Improve geographical education in primary, secondary, tertiary, vocational and adult education. Implementation:
Development and evaluation of teaching methods and educational materials in such fields as: geography for New Information Technology in geographic education, multicultural and peace education, geography for environmental and development education, particularly in the field of multicultural/peace education and the relationship between geographical knowledge on one side and attitudes towards people on the other. Collaboration with other organizations in the development of geography as a scientific discipline in the school curriculum by co-sponsoring conferences, workshops and symposia.[Geo-Globe - Interactive Geography] is a prizewinning Internet site, produced by students, at http://library.advanced.org/10157.
Claim:
Knowledge of the location of people and places is a precondition for understanding local, regional, national and global interdependence. In the context of problems facing humanity, the right to high quality geographical education encourages both a balanced regional and nation identity and a commitment to international and global perspectives. Geographical education promotes understanding, tolerance and friendship amongst all nations, racial and religious groups and furthers the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace. Broader:
Improving education Narrower:
Promoting study of geographical problems Facilitates:
Promoting values in educationImproving cartographic skillsCreating geographical identityAppreciating other social groupsExploring global inter-relatednessUnderstanding global social trendsBroadening global practical perspectiveFostering increased global understandingRe-orienting attitudes to resource allocation Problems:
Biased and inaccurate geography textbooksGeographical illiteracy
Inadequate cartographic skills
Unrecognized relevance of education
Values:
EducationOvereducation Organizations:
European Geography Association for Students and Young Geographers Association of American Geographers Pan American Center for Geographical Studies and Research IGU Commission on Geographical Education European Association of Geographers Royal Geographical Society - with the Institute of British Geographers Subjects:
Geography → Geography Communication → Promotion
Research, Standards → Research
Education → Education
Education → Training
Development → Reform
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
