The informal geographer and the formal geographer
Keywords:
Informal and formal geography, informal and formal geographerAbstract
In the first place, in order to contribute to the reflection in school geography, is explored in the Geography notions on Informal and Formal Geography in the double perspective of the History and theory of the discipline and of the geographical education, without excluding the discussion of the informal and formal geographer notions. In second place, the contribution to outline the more meaningful aspects of the Informal Geography in the earliest years of human life. For then, in third place, to explore in the wide field of the Formal Geography, including substantially the different levels. In fourth place, seem interesting be concentrated in the geographical knowledge of the Middle Education, observing summarily the current contents and those that the university geographers we think that they would have to be acquired in the respective school section. Continuing the logical way of the scientific thought, there has of be included, finally, some considerations to conclusion manner.
Downloads
References
GANGAS, M.: La evolución de la geografía chilena durante el siglo XX. Contextos, tendencias y autores, 4 vols. (tesis doctoral), Barcelona, Facultad de Geografía e Historia de la Universidad de Barcelona, 1985.
GANGAS GEISSE, M.; H. SANTIS ARENAS: “De las cualidades del Geógrafo”, en: Revista Chilena de Geopolítica, Vol. 11, N° 3 (agosto, 1995).
HAGGETT, P.: Geography: A Modern Synthesis, New York, Harper & Row, Publishers, 1972; 2ª 1975, 3ª 1979.
JAMES, P. E.: All Possible Worlds. A History of Geographical Ideas, Indianapolis New York, The Bobbs-Merril Co., Inc., Publishers, 1972.
PICKENHAYN, J.A.: Nueva Didáctica de la Geografía, Buenos Aires, Editorial Plus Ultra, 1986.
RATZEL, F.: Anthropo-Geographie. Grundzüge der Anwendung der Geographie auf die Geschichte (Vol. I, 1882), Anthropo-Geographie. Die geographische
Verbreitung der Meschen (Vol. II, 1891), Stuttgart, Verlag con J. Engelhorns Nachf.
SANTIS, H.: Análisis crítico acerca de las perspectivas teóricas y metodológicas de la Geografía, 2 vols. (tesis doctoral), Barcelona, Facultad de Geografía de Historia de la Universidad de Barcelona, 1981.
SANTIS, H.; M. GANGAS: “La identidad del geógrafo”, en: Revista Geográfica de Chile ‘Terra Australis’, Vol. 26 (1983): 9-25.
SANTIS ARENAS, H.; M. GANGAS GEISSE: “Ensayo Metodológico para elaborar una noción de Geografía”, en: Revista Chilena de Geopolítica, Vol. 11, N° 1 (diciembre, 1994): 9-39.
SANTIS ARENAS, H.; M. GANGAS GEISSE: “La observación como fuente del conocimiento geográfico”, en: Revista de Geografía ‘Norte Grande’, Vol. 28 (2001).
VILÀ, J.: Introducción al estudio teórico de la Geografía, Barcelona, Editorial Ariel, S.A., 1983.
