Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21861/HGG.2016.78.02.04
Educational Approches in Regional Geography: A Case Study of Southeast Asia
Ana Vovk Korže
; University of Maribor, Department of Geography, Maribor, Slovenia
Sandra Špoljar
; Primary school Louis Adamič, Grosuplje, Slovenia
Abstract
Regional geography once featured more importantly in the curriculum of geography at the university level than it does today. In some universities in Slovenia, courses which teach regional geography of Asia are merely electives. This is seen as a weakness since Asia (in the last decade, Southeast Asia in particular) is one of the world’s leading economic forces, and the continent with the greatest population. Therefore, geographers should be made more familiar with individual areas of Asia. Our aim was to analyze various course curricula of geography of Southeast Asia in order to gain insights into the internal structure of their education methodology. For this purpose, we analyzed the curricula of geography and 27 learning materials which deal with Southeast Asia. Another aim was to find out if regional geography of Southeast Asia demands more innovative educational approaches, since many geographers search for employment in that part of the world. We found out that despite people's everyday connection with Southeast Asia through its multiple products and energetic resources, this part of Asia has not been included into the study of regional geography in full integrity.
Keywords
regional geography; Southeast Asia; higher education; Slovenia
Hrčak ID:
173022
URI
Publication date:
16.1.2017.
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