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Canada: Teaching Geography Through Geotechnology Across a Decentralized Curriculum Landscape

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In this chapter, we focus on the status of Geographic Information System (GIS) in the secondary schools of Canada. We first discuss when and what geography is taught in the elementary through to the high school system. This is followed by a description of GIS education in the country, supported by exemplary applications of GIS in the classroom. The chapter concludes with a summary of obstacles most commonly encountered by GIS educators in schools as well as an optimistic outlook for the future.

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  1. Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC, USA

    Niem Tu Huynh

  2. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada

    Bob Sharpe

  3. Huron Heights S.S., Kitchener, ON, Canada

    Chris Charman

  4. Esri Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Jean Tong & Iain Greensmith

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  1. , Curriculum and Instruction, University of Texas at Arlington, Yates Street 502, Arlington, 76019, Texas, USA

    Andrew J. Milson

  2. , Department of Geography, Fatih University, Buyukcekmece, Istanbul, 34500, Turkey

    Ali Demirci

  3. Environmental Systems Research Institute, International Court 1, Broomfield, 80021-3200, Colorado, USA

    Joseph J. Kerski

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Huynh, N.T., Sharpe, B., Charman, C., Tong, J., Greensmith, I. (2012). Canada: Teaching Geography Through Geotechnology Across a Decentralized Curriculum Landscape. In: Milson, A., Demirci, A., Kerski, J. (eds) International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning with GIS in Secondary Schools. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2120-3_4

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