The Regionalization of Africa in Undergraduate Geography of Africa Textbooks, 1953 to 2004.
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| Title: | The Regionalization of Africa in Undergraduate Geography of Africa Textbooks, 1953 to 2004. |
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| Authors: | Cole, Roy (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Geography. 2008, Vol. 107 Issue 2, p61-74. 14p. 1 Diagram, 5 Charts, 1 Graph, 7 Maps. |
| Subject Terms: | *Community development, *Spoken English, *Regional disparities in education, Physiographic provinces, Linguistic geography, Región (Imaginary place), Human geography, Geography textbooks |
| Geographic Terms: | Africa |
| Abstract: | This study examines the regionalization of Africa through analysis of forty-two English-language geography of Africa texts written for undergraduates between 1953 and 2004. Authors identify regions with reference to one or more variables. Some authors provided no explanation for their regionalization; others labored mightily to justify their assumptions. The number of unique regions identified was surprising. The results illustrate the difficult problems of regionalizing a complex region of the world—particularly with the country as grouping unit. In education, rather than reify arbitrary but contiguous groupings of countries, the process of regionalization should be a creative, critical thinking exercise for students and teachers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This study examines the regionalization of Africa through analysis of forty-two English-language geography of Africa texts written for undergraduates between 1953 and 2004. Authors identify regions with reference to one or more variables. Some authors provided no explanation for their regionalization; others labored mightily to justify their assumptions. The number of unique regions identified was surprising. The results illustrate the difficult problems of regionalizing a complex region of the world—particularly with the country as grouping unit. In education, rather than reify arbitrary but contiguous groupings of countries, the process of regionalization should be a creative, critical thinking exercise for students and teachers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00221341 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00221340802186851 |
