Mapping Geographical Education in Canada: Geography in the Elementary and Secondary Curriculum across Canada

dc.creator	Allison SEGEREN
dc.date	2012-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:16:11Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:16:11Z
dc.identifier	2146-0353
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c7de37f38db54b24a79cb92e30ee4952
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/18264
dc.description	This project builds upon previous surveys of geographical education across Canada completed by Baine (1991) and Mansfield (2005). The purpose of this study was to survey the geography curriculum in each of the ten provinces and three territories in Canada. Geography and social studies curriculum guidelines for grades 1 through 12 were collected in each regional jurisdiction across Canada. A summary of key information was recorded for each grade in each jurisdiction; included were course title, prominent themes, and units of instruction. The overall goal during data analysis was to draw a series of comparisons between the general trends discovered by Baine (1991) and Mansfield (2005) and the patterns that emerged from geography curriculum documents as of 2009. The data suggested that, with the exception of Ontario, all provinces and territories have de-emphasized or deleted specific courses or units in geographical education. In a social studies curriculum dominated by history and civics, there is often little stated emphasis on geographical content, concepts, or skills in grades 1 through 12.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Review of International Geographical Education Online
dc.relation	http://www.rigeo.org/vol2no1/2.6.RIGEO-VOL.2.NO.1-7.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2146-0353
dc.source	Review of International Geographical Education Online, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 118-137 (2012)
dc.subject	geographical education
dc.subject	geography
dc.subject	social studies
dc.subject	curriculum
dc.subject	Canada
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Mapping Geographical Education in Canada: Geography in the Elementary and Secondary Curriculum across Canada
dc.type	article