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Nowadays it's common to value academic performance more than liberal art education in school education. The same happens with the geography education. Many geography teachers feel uncertain about which part of geography is more significant and why. Under such circumstance, the author intends to arouse the awareness of the public, especially geography teachers to understand and reflect the unique role of geography on individual development. Meanwhile, the author hopes that geography education should focus on liberal art education by making the teachers aim at cultivating key competencies and promoting individual development rather than emphasizing on geographic knowledge and grades. The author puts forward seven key educational values of geography and strategies on improving geography education through documentary survey, research and teaching practice.
About the author
Fengtao Guo es profesor adjunto de educación en geografía en la Universidad Normal de China Oriental. Su investigación actual se centra en el plan de estudios y la evaluación de la geografía, así como en la educación para el desarrollo sostenible. También está interesado en las tecnologías de la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de la geografía. El Dr. Guo ha publicado cerca de 20 artículos y libros de revistas arbitradas.
