Web Use in Geographical and Environmental Education: An International Survey at the Primary and Secondary Level |
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| Authors: | Lea Houtsonen Ilta-Kanerva Kankaanrinta Antti Rehunen |
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| Institution: | (1) National Board of Education, P.O.Box 380, FIN-00531 Helsinki, Finland;(2) Department of Geography, University of Helsinki, P.O.Box 64, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland;(3) Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, P.O.Box 9, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland |
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| Abstract: | This article aims to study Web use and Web-based co-operation and collaboration in geographical and environmental education
at the primary and secondary level around the world. Recent trends and future opportunities and challenges are taken into
account. The theoretical part of the study considers Web use and different forms of Web-based co-operation. Web use and co-operation
in education are classified as co-operative learning, collaborative learning or communal learning. Web use in geographical
and environmental education is noted to be growing in significance. Web-based co-operation at any level of intensity is associated
with many opportunities and challenges. The empirical part of this study involves a survey of geographical and environmental
education researchers in various countries about their views of Web use in education. The results of this survey indicate
that the Web in general finds minimal use in geographical and environmental education. As access to the Web is limited and
only some pupils can use it, co-operation, particularly collaborative learning on the Web, is still rare in geographical and
environmental education. The most often used application is e-mail. Researchers recognise the potential of the Web to enhance
local, national and international co-operation, and to facilitate a better understanding of geographical and environmental
issues at the grass-root level. Web-based learning can also help to increase and deepen the pupils' cultural understanding.
Before that, however, problems in access, costs and teacher training must be solved.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | collaborative learning co-operative learning environmental education geographical education web-based learning |
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