TY - JOUR
T1 - NCGIA education activities
T2 - The core curriculum and beyond
AU - Goodchild, Michael F.
AU - Kemp, Karen K.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments The National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis is supported by the National Science Foundation, Grant SES 88-10917. Additional support for the core curriculum project was provided by the Ofice of Instructional Development, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Funding Information:
and as a general concern of any centre supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF, the major sponsor of NCGIA) (Abler 1986, unpublished work). Dangermond is quoted as arguing that 'The shortage of trained people is the most immediate and pressing need NCGIA should address (Abler 1986, unpublished work). When the final solicitation document-was issued in 1987 (NSF 1987), one of the four goals of NCGIA was 'to augment the nation's supply of experts in GIs and geographic analysis in participating disciplines'.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Education has been part of the NCGIA’s mission from the earliest discussions of the concept of the Center at the National Science Foundation. To respond to the need for short-term solutions to the shortage of adequately trained personnel in GIS, the Center developed a set of teaching materials or core curriculum. The steps in its development are described and an analysis of initial distribution statistics is presented. Current efforts to develop a framework for laboratory materials are outlined. The paper ends with an assessment of the project and comparison with other disciplines.
AB - Education has been part of the NCGIA’s mission from the earliest discussions of the concept of the Center at the National Science Foundation. To respond to the need for short-term solutions to the shortage of adequately trained personnel in GIS, the Center developed a set of teaching materials or core curriculum. The steps in its development are described and an analysis of initial distribution statistics is presented. Current efforts to develop a framework for laboratory materials are outlined. The paper ends with an assessment of the project and comparison with other disciplines.
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U2 - 10.1080/02693799208901915
DO - 10.1080/02693799208901915
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0027090693
SN - 0269-3798
VL - 6
SP - 309
EP - 320
JO - International Journal of Geographical Information Systems
JF - International Journal of Geographical Information Systems
IS - 4
ER -