Learning geography with gis: Integrating gis into upper secondary school geography curricula

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-35

  Rød, Jan Ketil ^a   Larsen, Wenche ^a   Nilsen, Einar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Curriculum reforms; Gis in schools; Teachers' experience with gis

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION REFORM; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; GIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SOFTWARE; TEACHING;

NORWAY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77951195118     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: 15025292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291950903561250     Document Type: Article

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