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Review of the trend of research in geographical education in Korea (1945-1995) (지리교육 반세기의 회고와 전망: 연구업적을 중심으로)

  • ;Nam, Sang-Joon
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.317-328
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    • 1996
  • The purpose of this paper is to review the trend of research in geographical education since the launching of the Korean Geographical Society in 1945 and to suggest the areas and directions for future oriented research in geographical education. 422 articles (including 12 books) were reviewed and analized for this paper. The outputs of research in geographical education contributed in developing and improving the geographical education in primary and secondary school geography. But to achieve stable and desirable status as a subject in the school curriculum, research in geographical education has to be changed in its target areas and methods. The results and the suggestions of this study are summarized as follows: First, research in geographical education in diverse areas, especially in the areas of significance, aims and objectives, and psychology of geographical education should be preceded the revision of the school curriclum so that the results could be used as the basis information and evidences in decision making about the curriculum. Second, research in geographical education for affective domain and skill development should be implemented more actively in accordance to the trend of integration centering around the dicipline-inquiry skill and citizenship skill. More close relationship between the circles of geographical education and geography would be one of the ways to satisfy the social needs. Third, the linkage between primary and secondary school geography is crucial to the research in geographical education. Considering the sequence in human development research in geographical education for two levels of school should be conducted in more wide school-year span. Fourth, critical and prescriptive research in geographical education focusing on the individual, diciplinary, and social relevancy of the content of geographical education may be recommended. Finally, the outputs of the research in geographical education should be publicized more widely so that the rationale for justification of subject geography and geographical education may be shared with among the researchers, educational administrators, and practioners.

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Classification and Maintenance of Geographical Names (지명의 유형 분류와 관리 방안)

  • Kim, Sun-Bae;Kim, Young-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.45 no.2
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    • pp.201-220
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    • 2010
  • Geographical name is not only a spoken or written language that has been constructed as a linguistic element, but it is also a geographical phenomenon and a cultural element. Based upon this consciousness, the purpose of this paper is to examine current classification and management systems of the geographical names in Korea and to propose a new alternative classification and maintenance of the geographical names. In particular, the paper suggests three categories for the type classification of the geographical names: morpheme, linguistic change, and contestation types. In turn, this paper investigates the index of the geographical names contained in THE NATIONAL ATLAS OF KOREA (2007) on the basis of the preceding classification types in order to unveil the practical problems and limitations of the current classification articulated in the national atlas. This paper also proposes a new classification of the geographical naming that reflects the divisions of front and back morpheme of geographical names. Finally, from the discussions with the reinforcement of National Committee on Geographical Names, this paper invokes administrative and institutional protection and systematical management of the contesting and unofficial small scaled geographical names that have been set apart from the current geographical name standardization.

Exploring Augmented Reality applications for Geography Learning: Focused on Marker Based Methods (지리 학습을 위한 증강현실 적용 방안 연구: 마커기반 방법을 중심으로)

  • Park, Jeong-Hwan;Kim, Young-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.48 no.6
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    • pp.994-1008
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    • 2013
  • In this paper, we describe two exploratory examples in the use of Augmented Reality (AR) for geographical visualization regarding refinement of visual content in geography textbooks and learning motivation of geography students. Currently, teaching and learning materials with AR technology and their utilization in the geography classroom have become a new topic in geographical research themes, and this trend has increased. Adequate development and utilization of geographical materials is an important starting point for smart education research in geography. This paper describes the system and software, and the implication of marker AR applications for teaching and learning geography in the classroom. For the AR applications to be utilized in geography education, two marker based AR examples, virtual globe and visualization of topographical features, are presented and their utilization aspects are discussed. Finally, from the discussion stated in this paper, it can be inferred that AR is useful for exploring geographical materials, and marker based AR will contribute to progress in spatial science and geographical education research.

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A Study on Content Standard of Geographical Education (지리교육내용의 표준설정 방법 - 지적영역을 중심으로 -)

  • 조성욱
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.276-291
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    • 2002
  • The contents of geographical education present too inclusive and abstract regard as criteria in an existing curriculum. And geographical education oneself's system is difficult because they are set to the one part of educational side. This study pursuit to make content standard of geographical education based on geography as an alternative. This paper present standard setting up 5 steps. They are Ultimate Theme, Basic Theme, Major Standard, Standard, Detailed Standard. Ultimate Theme is discern geographical education whole : understand of interaction human and environment, understand of place and region, understand of interaction human and region. Basic Theme is concrete of ultimate theme ; geographical skill, physical environment, human environment, place and region, interaction of human and region. Standard is concrete and measurable level of basic theme, it is consist of three steps in Major Standard, Standard, Detailed Standard tv level of specification. Major Standard is consist of 17 item, Standard is 48 item, and Detailed Standard is detailed to unit level.

The Meaning of Geographical Education of Commodity through Relational Thinking (관계적 사고를 통한 상품의 지리 교육적 의미)

  • Kim, Byung-Yeon
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.46 no.4
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    • pp.554-566
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    • 2011
  • Consumer capitalism is transforming real geographical knowledge into imaginary one through commodity fetishism. As a result, students' ability to think themselves and commodity relationally become weak. Thus, the students cannot recognize the positional meanings of themselves in the global networks of food and ethically perceive environmental issues that generate due to the interrelation between the students and the commodity networks. In these problematic consciousness and situations, this research examine relation of commodity consumption and ethics through hamburger connection and insists that geographical education helps the students acquire insight into the relationship between food and themselves through relational thinking.

The Implications of Global Citizenship and Regional Identity in Multicultural Society in the Field of Geographical Education (다문화사회에서 세계시민성과 지역정체성의 지리교육적 함의)

  • Park, Seon-Heui
    • Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.478-493
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this paper is to discuss the educational implications of global citizenship and regional identity in geographic education of multicultural society. Geographical education inquires into places and region on local, regional, national and global scales. Geography studies geographical representation of ethnical, cultural, political diversities of human societies. Therefore geography is a very proper subject for multicultural education. Geography has also inherent legitimacy on multicultural education in the viewpoints that space or region has valued inherent nature which is constructed by human experience, perception and response etc. Citizenship in multicultural education requests some abilities and attitudes of world citizens superior to state or nation oriented citizenship. However the education of world citizenship doesn't mean abandonment of regional identity in geographical education. Citizenship is based on geographical units which have their territories. Regional identity is the feeling of belonging as a member of a certain region, and is formed not only by race, ethnic, gender, political and social position but also by thought of nature, landscape, national identity, regional dialect, and historical context, etc. The regional identity in multicultural society means the homogeneity which includes the heterogeneity of diverse groups, and has a key which solves the conflicts of diverse groups in the region. Consequently multicultural education in geography would focus on the cultivation of regional identities which are founded on critical thinking to solve the conflicts of multicultural society. The geographic education in multicultural society would rather emphasize on region than on race or nation, and can integrate the global vision of world citizenship with the diverse viewpoint of multicultural education.

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