A review of developments in cartography with special reference to cartographic education and training in South Africa
- Authors: West, Walter Oakley
- Date: 1984
- Subjects: Cartography , Cartography -- Study and teaching
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:4806 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003295 , Cartography , Cartography -- Study and teaching
- Description: Preface: The study presents a review of the history and development of cartography, as it has occurred almost throughout the westernized world, with particular reference to developments in education and training over the last three decades. The intention is to relate these developments to the present state of cartography, cartographic education and training in South Africa.
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- Date Issued: 1984
A critical examination of concept analysis and its application to concepts of space in geography
- Authors: Welch, Sally Lynn
- Date: 1981
- Subjects: Space perception , Geography -- Methodology
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:4807 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003721 , Space perception , Geography -- Methodology
- Description: Preface: Concept analysis utilising Piaget and Gagne's theories is an expanding area of research in the 'exact' sciences such as physics and chemistry. It is, however, new to the concepts in geography which are 'non-exact'. The thesis, then, is an exploratory study; and concept analysis is considered a possible methodology for examining the students' understanding of non-exact geography concepts. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first contains an examination of the theory of concept analysis and a critical review of empirical studies, with a view to applying concept analysis to the discipline of geography. The second part involves what has been termed a case study, where concepts are selected for analysis, and students were tested for their understanding of the concepts.
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- Date Issued: 1981