Defining Appalachia: Public Policy and Regional Dynamics in Appalachia's Low-income Counties, 1965-2000 |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The extant literature on place location learning resolves in varying degrees that place location knowledge (PLK) is deficient in the United States and abroad. This is particularly true for younger school-attending age groups. This study has three main aims: to investigate the validity of that claim in regard to secondary-level students in Dublin by testing their PLK; to assess what characteristics of tested place locations render some sites more visible in students' eyes than others; and to investigate statistically what traits of the respondents shape their PLK. The implications of these findings on geographic education and future research are also discussed. |
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| Keywords: | place location knowledge geography education mental maps spatial cognition |
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