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China: Teacher Preparation for GIS in the National Geography Curriculum

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International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning with GIS in Secondary Schools

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In this chapter, we describe the status of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in secondary schools of the People’s Republic of China. We discuss the GIS requirements in the geography curriculum for secondary schools and present two cases of GIS in classrooms. The chapter concludes with limitations and prospects of GIS education in Chinese secondary schools.

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  1. University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

    Pinliang Dong

  2. Capital Normal University, Beijing, China

    Peiying Lin

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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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Dong, P., Lin, P. (2012). China: Teacher Preparation for GIS in the National Geography Curriculum. 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_6

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