Abstract
The purpose of this symposium was to discuss the methodological problems on the relationship between geographic education and social studies, operating in Japan.
The thesis was pointed out during the symposium of 1979, titled “PROBLEMS ON GEOGRAPHICAL EDUCATION IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.”
The participants in this symposium were made up of seven reporters and two commentators. The papers presented by these reporters are as follow:
Oguri, H.: Relative situations between social studies and geographical education.
Teramoto, K.: Divergence of geographic education after the operation of social studies in primary school.
Noda, M.: Oceanographic study in compulsory schools; the possibilities of integration into the geographic education.
Nakayama, M.: Geographic education and school atlases in the primary and secondary schools.
Iwamoto, H.: Revaluations of the (core-curriculum): from view points of geographic education.
Kaito, T, and Miura, M.: “Modern Society” and geographic education.
On these papers, the commentators posed challenging questions, made constructive comments, and led the discussions with attendants. The discussions were focused on the following points:
1. Some problems on the curriculum for primary schools, especially on 3-4 grades.
2. The relationship between new subject of “Modern Society” introduced into high schools, and geographic education.
3. Some problems on school atlas of Japan.
