Strategies for the Implementation of GIS in German Geography Lessons: Selected Findings of a Mixed-Method Research Approach
Date
2014
Authors
Höhnle, Steffen
Mehren, Rainer
Schubert, Jan Christoph
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
The Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education
Abstract
The level of implementation of GIS usage in German schools is still very low. The opportunities for and barriers against the usage of GIS from the viewpoint of teachers were researched for this paper. Group discussions involving a variety of different participants (teachers with and without experience in GIS, instructors, etc.) were held in order to formulate ideas about GIS, barriers to its use, and how to put GIS into classroom and field study practice. Conditions for implementing teaching concepts were developed in stages resulting in a school based GIS project investigating pollution from roadway traffic.
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Keywords
geography, GIS, implementation, mixed methods research, barriers
Citation
Höhnle, S., Mehren, R., & Schubert, J.C. (2014). Strategies for the implementation of GIS in German geography lessons: Selected findings of a mixed-method research approach. Research in Geographic Education, 16(1), pp. 5-22.