Evolution of Geography in the United States' Public School Curriculum: An Analysis of the Influence of Societal Movements and Historical Events

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dc.contributor.advisorBoehm, Richard G.
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Zachary A.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBlanchard-Boehm, Denise
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDixon, Richard W.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPayne, Emily Miller
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-28T23:52:48Z
dc.date.available2023-11-28T23:52:48Z
dc.date.issued2008-08
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to analyze the evolution of geography in the United States' primary and secondary education system throughout the nineteenth century to the initial years of the twenty-first century to determine the causes of variations, shifts in focus, and relative importance placed on geography curricula that have defined the position of the subject as a stand-alone discipline and as an integrated part of the social studies. Results from this research provide one of the first comprehensive, retrodictive studies that reveal the position of school geography in relation to broad historical and societal circumstances.
dc.description.departmentGeography and Environmental Studies
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent323 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationMoore, Z.A. (2008). Evolution of geography in the United States' public school curriculum: an analysis of the influence of societal movements and historical events (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/17222
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectcurriculum planning
dc.subjectstudy of geography
dc.subjecteducational change
dc.subjecteducational sociology
dc.subjectsocial movements
dc.titleEvolution of Geography in the United States' Public School Curriculum: An Analysis of the Influence of Societal Movements and Historical Events
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.departmentGeography
thesis.degree.disciplineGeography
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University-San Marcos
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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