Geography in History: A Necessary Connection in the School Curriculum. ERIC Digest.

Autor/in	Patrick, John J.
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Bloomington, IN.
Titel	Geography in History: A Necessary Connection in the School Curriculum. ERIC Digest.
Quelle	(1993), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Curriculum Development; Educational Change; Educational Objectives; Educational Policy; Elementary School Curriculum; Elementary Secondary Education; Geography Instruction; History Instruction; Instructional Materials; Secondary School Curriculum; Social Studies; United States History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Bildungsreform; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Gemeinschaftskunde
Abstract	Recent state-level curriculum frameworks have emphasized geography and history as core subjects of the social studies sequence of courses, from kindergarten through the twelfth grade. This Digest presents a rationale for the connection between geography and history, presents ideas for developing this connection within the curriculum, and highlights exemplary instructional materials. It is contended that key concepts of geography, such as location, place, and region are tied inseparably to major ideas of history, such as time, period, and events. Geography and history in tandem enable learners to understand how events and places have affected each other across time, and how people have influenced and have been influenced by their environments in different periods of the past. Curriculum developers and teachers interested in connecting geography with history in the curriculum might begin with the five geographic themes: location, place, relationships within places, movement, and region. The Agency for Instructional Technology (AIT) has produced 10 video programs, "Geography in U.S. History," that connect the five geographic themes to key events in U.S. history. These 10 programs as well as other teaching tools are described in the Digest. A list of 17 references is included. (DB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC