On Becoming a Professional Geographer
Author : Martin S. Kenzer
Publisher :
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 38,22 MB
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780675206808
Author : Martin S. Kenzer
Publisher :
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 38,22 MB
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780675206808
Author : Peter Gould
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 41,34 MB
Release : 2000-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780815606673
Peter Gould, a prominent, award-winning geographer who admits to having a low threshold for boredom, offers a collection of essays that reflect his eclectic research and provocative thinking. The topics range widely and include the diffusion of AIDS, mental maps, development themes in Africa, postmodernism, and the practices of teaching and writing. Becoming a Geographer expands on Gould's influential ideas and contributions to the field. Gould values the kind of independent thought and scholarship now often frowned upon by university administrators. He has written eighteen books and more than one hundred sixty articles that have appeared in more than seventy-six different journals during his forty-year career in research and higher education—his "lifetime sabbatical"—much of it spent teaching at Penn State. A witty, graceful, engaging writer, Could situates geography in a wider social context. In this book, he brings a fresh perspective to developments in the field including the quantitative and mathematical revolution in geography in the 1960s and 1970s. He writes with directness and clarity about the use and misuse of mathematics in illuminating social and geographical reality. His thoughts are especially valuable for what geography offers the world of learning and its capacity to help resolve urgent problems of the day.
Author : Association of American Geographers
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 45,89 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Geography
ISBN :
Author : Michael Solem
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 22,90 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN :
"Aspiring Academics is a set of essays designed to help graduate students and early career faculty get started in their careers in geography and related social and environmental sciences. Rather than viewing faculty work as a collection of unrelated tasks, Aspiring Academics stresses the interdependence of teaching, research, and service and the importance of achieving a healthy balance in professional and personal life. Drawing on several years of research, the chapters provide accessible, forward-looking advice on topics that often cause the most stress in the first years of a college or university appointment." "Aspiring Academics also features a companion website offering dozens of activities that can be used in workshops, seminars, and informal gatherings of graduate students and faculty. Written in a spirit of collegiality and sharing of support, visitors to the website can participate in discussion forums and contribute their own resources and tips for others."--Jacket.
Author : Association of American Geographers
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 34,82 MB
Release : 1954
Category : Geography
ISBN :
Author : Henry L. Hunker
Publisher : Ohio State University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,35 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780814208571
"Personal and anecdotal, the book serves as an informal documentary of the past fifty years, when Columbus grew to become the largest city in Ohio. Famous for his tours of the city, Hunker includes itineraries for two tours - one in 1956, one in 1999 - which he uses to compare the city then and now.".
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 33,81 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 18,15 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Geography
ISBN :
Author : Matthew Heric
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 14,49 MB
Release : 1996
Category :
ISBN :
Author : American Association of Geographers
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,63 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Geography
ISBN : 9780321811158
Overview: Whether you are just beginning as a major, taking classes toward a GIS certificate, working on an advanced degree, or considering a career change at a different point in your life, geography can lead to exceptional career opportunities. Practicing Geography: Careers for Enhancing Society and the Environment is a comprehensive new resource from the Association of American Geographers (AAG) and Pearson, designed to prepare students for careers in business, government, and non-profit organizations. Funded by the National Science Foundation, this project brings together members of the geography community to author different chapters that discuss workforce needs, expectations, and core competencies in professional geography, profiling the professional applications of and opportunities in geography today.