Vol. 14, No. 3, September 1976 - "Role of Technology in Teaching World Cultures"

THE ROLE OF GEOGRAPHY IN TEACHING WORLD CULTURES

(pp. 1 - 50)

Publication Committee

Frank R. Senise (Chairman)

Cheyney State College

Cheyney, Pennsylvania

Sister Dominica

Dallistown Area School District

Tom Ellis

Rose Tree Media School District

Robert Heinly

Rose Tree Media School District

J. T. Lorelli

Bloomsburg State College

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Sister Elaine Martin

Our Lady of Angels College

Aston, Pennsylvania

Robert Spadoni

Henderson Sr. High

Eric Wolf

Marple Newtown Jr. High

Neal S. Kahn

Marple Newtown Jr. High

Abstract

This article stems from the many inquiries PCGE has received from numerous World Cultures teachers with little geography preparation. It pertains to those who seek workable materials applicable to teaching/leaning situations where geography fills the gap in a World Cultures course of study. Our primary goal is to fulfill this objective with pertinent geographical instruments. These will give instructors an awareness of some key ingredients towards fostering geography's function within the framework of World Cultures: 1) Geography's Contribution to the Teaching of World Cultures, 2) A Geography Teacher Looks at the Problem of Space Perceptions, 3) Some Reflections by a Geographer on the Teaching of World Cultures , 4) The Application of a Geographic Inventory: A Model for the Teaching of World Cultures, 5) Mental Gymnastics: Geographic Learning Techniques, and 6) Resource Bibliography.