Geography Teaching is a journal supervised by the Ministry of Education and sponsored by East China Normal University. It was first published in September 1959 by renowned geography educator Chu Shaotang and others from the Department of Geography at East China Normal University. It is the first specialized geography education publication established after the founding of the People's Republic of China, with the aim of exploring the direction of geography teaching reform, exchanging teaching experiences among geography teachers, and providing teaching-related materials. Its mission is to serve geography teaching, foster a humanistic spirit, and disseminate geographical knowledge and teaching concepts to geography educators. Initially published irregularly, it later evolved into a bimonthly, monthly, and eventually a semi-monthly publication in response to reader demand and disciplinary development. Geography Teaching is the official journal of the Geography Teaching Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Education and a key source for China Social Science Excellence. It has been selected as a core Chinese journal in the 2017 and 2023 editions and holds a broad readership and academic influence in the geography education community across China.
As a core academic journal promoting the development of geography education, the editorial committee of Geography Teaching consists of well-known experts and scholars in geography education and teaching in China. The successive editors-in-chief—Professor Chu Shaotang (1959–1987), Professor Sun Dawen (1988–1995), Professor Chen Cheng (1996–2007), and Professor Duan Yushan (2008–present)—have all been leading figures in geography education at East China Normal University and nationally recognized geographers. From the formulation of China's first teaching syllabus to the development and revision of curriculum standards for basic education reform, and from the establishment to the growth of the Geography Teaching Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Education, the editors-in-chief of Geography Teaching have played central roles in the reform and development of geography education nationwide.
Over the past 60 years, Geography Teaching has published nearly ten thousand articles covering a wide range of topics, including the latest advancements in geographical science, new developments in China's regional economic construction, environmental protection and sustainable development, new theories in geography teaching, analysis of primary and secondary school geography textbooks, exploration of geography teaching methods, scientific research in geography teaching, geography experiments and teaching aids, design of extracurricular geography activities, local geography teaching, geography examination research, international geography education, teaching insights, geography digests, and resource collections. These articles reflect the research achievements and insights of the authors, enriching the theoretical repository of geography teaching and providing valuable resources for readers. After more than six decades of development, Geography Teaching continues to innovate and advance with determination. Its readership spans across China and has a certain influence overseas.
With the changes of the times, the main sections of Geography Teaching have evolved to include book reviews, geography overviews, teaching research, high school geography, middle school geography, teaching experiences, examination research, assessment design, geographic information technology, field trips, and international geography education. The journal strives to utilize emerging media and formats to build an academic exchange platform for geography education, teaching, and research in China, playing an active role in promoting the reform of geography curricula and textbooks and enhancing the quality of geography teaching.
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