Geography Education in Japan /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ida, Yoshiyasu. (Editor), Yuda, Minori. (Editor), Shimura, Takashi. (Editor), Ike, Shunsuke. (Editor), Ohnishi, Koji. (Editor), Oshima, Hideki. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library, 3
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Outline of Geography Education in Japan
  • Problems and Perspectives of Geography Education in Japanese Elementary Schools
  • Current Status and Issues in Junior High School Geography Education
  • Current Status and Issues in Senior High School Geography Education
  • Textbook Approval System and Geography Textbooks in Japan
  • Reconsidering Regional Geography Education in Japan
  • The Current State and Issues of Field Research in Japanese Geographic Education
  • Maps, Globes, Cognitive Space and Geographic Education in Japan
  • Social Participation in the Community and Geography Education
  • Geography Education as Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Japan
  • Institutional Issues in Disaster Prevention and Geography Education in Elementary and Secondary Education in Japan
  • University Geography Departments and the Teaching License in Japanese Geography Education
  • The Association of Japanese Geographers' Social Action Program and Geography Education
  • GIS and Geography Education in Japan
  • GIS Specialists' Support for Geography Education
  • Trends in Japanese Geography Education Research in Recent Years
  • Trends of School Geography in Asia
  • Geography Education as Part of Social Studies Education in Japan
  • Current State and Prospects of Senior High School Geography Curriculum
  • The Great East Japan Disaster and Geography Education: School Damage, Associations' Support Project, and Trends in Geography Teaching Practices
  • Basic Geography and the Future of Geography Education in Japan.