Place-Based Education and Geographic Information Systems: Enhancing the Spatial Awareness of Middle School Students in Maine

Journal of Geography

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 213-218

  Perkins, Nancy ^a   Hazelton, Eric ^b   Erickson, Jeryl ^c   Allan, Walter ^c  

^a EcoScienceWorks Project   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gis; K 12; Middle school; Place based; Spatial literacy

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; GIS; GPS; LITERACY; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SOFTWARE; STUDENT;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958519767     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221341.2010.501457     Document Type: Article

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