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International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning with GIS in Secondary Schools

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    Chapter 1 The World at Their Fingertips: A New Age for Spatial Thinking
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    Chapter 2 Australia: Inquiry Learning with GIS to Simulate Coastal Storm Inundation
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    Chapter 3 Austria: Links Between Research Institutions and Secondary Schools for Geoinformation Research and Practice
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    Chapter 4 Canada: Teaching Geography Through Geotechnology Across a Decentralized Curriculum Landscape
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    Chapter 5 Chile: GIS and the Reduction of the Digital Divide in the Pan-American World
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    Chapter 6 China: Teacher Preparation for GIS in the National Geography Curriculum
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    Chapter 7 Colombia: Development of a Prototype Web-Based GIS Application for Teaching Geography
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    Chapter 8 Denmark: Early Adoption and Continued Progress of GIS for Education
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    Chapter 9 Dominican Republic: Prospects for the Incorporation of GIS into the School Curriculum
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    Chapter 10 Finland: Diffusion of GIS in Schools from Local Innovations to the Implementation of a National Curriculum
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    Chapter 11 France: Dogmatic Innovations, Innovative Teachers, and Parallel Experimentations
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    Chapter 12 Germany: Diverse GIS Implementations within a Diverse Educational Landscape
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    Chapter 13 Ghana: Prospects for Secondary School GIS Education in a Developing Country
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    Chapter 14 Hungary: GIS in Natural Science Teacher Training
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    Chapter 15 India: Localized Introduction of GIS in Elite Urban Private Schools and Prospects for Diffusion
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    Chapter 16 Japan: GIS-Enabled Field Research and a Cellular Phone GIS Application in Secondary Schools
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    Chapter 17 Lebanon: A Personal Journey from Professional Development to GIS Implementation in an English Language Classroom
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    Chapter 18 Malta: GIS and Geography Teaching in the Context of Educational Reform
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    Chapter 19 The Netherlands: Introduction and Diffusion of GIS for Geography Education, 1980s to the Present
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    Chapter 20 New Zealand: Pioneer Teachers and the Implementation of GIS in Schools
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    Chapter 21 Norway: National Curriculum Mandates and the Promise of Web-Based GIS Applications
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    Chapter 22 Portugal: Experimental Science Learning, WebGIS, and the ConTIG Project
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    Chapter 23 Rwanda: Socioeconomic Transformation to a Knowledge-Based Economy Through the Integration of GIS in Secondary Schools
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    Chapter 24 Singapore: The Information Technology Masterplan and the Expansion of GIS for Geography Education
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    Chapter 25 South Africa: Teaching Geography with GIS Across Diverse Technological Contexts
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    Chapter 26 South Korea: GIS Implementation Profiles Among Secondary Geography Teachers
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    Chapter 27 Spain: Institutional Initiatives for Improving Geography Teaching with GIS
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    Chapter 28 Switzerland: Introducing Geo-Sensor Technologies and Cartographic Concepts Through the Map Your World Project
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    Chapter 29 Taiwan: The Seed of GIS Falls onto Good Ground
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    Chapter 30 Turkey: GIS for Teachers and the Advancement of GIS in Geography Education
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    Chapter 31 Uganda: Educational Reform, the Rural–Urban Digital Divide, and the Prospects for GIS in Schools
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    Chapter 32 United Arab Emirates: Building Awareness of GIS in Education Through Government and University Outreach
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    Chapter 33 United Kingdom: Realizing the Potential for GIS in the School Geography Curriculum
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    Chapter 34 United States of America: Rugged Terrain and Fertile Ground for GIS in Secondary Schools
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    Chapter 35 Synthesis: The Future Landscape of GIS in Secondary Education
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Title
International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning with GIS in Secondary Schools
Published by
Springer Netherlands, January 2012
DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-2120-3
ISBNs
978-9-40-072119-7, 978-9-40-072120-3, 978-9-40-178110-7
Authors

Kerski, Joseph J, Demirci, Ali, Milson, Andrew J, Andrew J. Milson, Joseph J. Kerski

Editors

Andrew J. Milson, Ali Demirci, Joseph Kerski

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 <1%
Malta 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Australia 1 <1%
Unknown 109 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 18 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 12%
Student > Bachelor 13 12%
Researcher 12 11%
Lecturer 8 7%
Other 19 17%
Unknown 30 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Social Sciences 30 27%
Computer Science 10 9%
Arts and Humanities 9 8%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 9 8%
Engineering 6 5%
Other 15 13%
Unknown 34 30%