Workshops and National Dissemination of Geographic Analysis in the Social Sciences: the CSISS Experience in the USA
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: Geographic tools for the analysis of spatially referenced information now serve the research needs for a broad range of academic disciplines and public purposes. Nonetheless, the diffusion of spatial technologies into the curricula of most disciplines remains limited. This article reviews initiatives of the Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS) to address this problem through a programme of national dissemination in the United States. The experiences of its Spatial Perspectives on Analysis for Curriculum Enhancement (SPACE) programme are probed for guidelines on structuring workshops to serve undergraduate instructors in their efforts to advance spatial thinking in the social sciences.
Language: English
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
Funders: National Science Foundation, San Francisco State University, Ohio State University, San Diego State University, University of Washington, University of Oklahoma, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California, Los Angeles, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Division of Undergraduate Education
OpenAlex ID: W1994069372