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Critical Review on Urban Structure Model of Latin America and Its Implication of Geography Education in High School

  • Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers
  • Abbr : JAKG
  • 2015, 4(2), pp.265-277
  • Publisher : Association of Korean Geographers
  • Research Area : Social Science > Geography

KIM HAN SEUNG 1 Shin, Jungyeop 2

1서울대학교 지리교육과
2서울대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this paper is to review urban structure models of Latin America and to propose an implication of geography education in high school. In order to do it, the prior researches on the urban structure models of Latin America were reviewed critically, and based on it, the contents of urban structure models of Latin America in the Curriculum of the subject ‘Geography of World’ was analyzed. The researches on the urban structure model of Latin America began since 1970s, and Griffin and Ford (1980), Crowley (1995) and Ford (1996) proposed the models. In addition, the debates between Ford and Crowley, and the contemporary researches on the recent fragmented and polynucelated urban structures was critically reviewed. Based on the critical review, the contents of Latin American urban models in the subject ‘Geography of World’ were also analyzed in the 2007’ and 2009’ Modified Education curriculum. As a result of research, we identified the inadequacy of applying the original Ford model (1996), and limitation of the related contents. Also, the application of the current fragmented urban structure of Latin America and the proper selection of the models ne ed to be considered.

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