The Status of geography textbooks for teaching and learning of the concepts of meteorology and environmental education in Tanzanian secondary schools
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2015-09
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The study was on determining the availability, utility and relevancy of the certificate of secondary
education textual materials from randomly selected 12 secondary schools in Morogoro region. It
was observed that the most utilized textual materials were those which could often be sited by
examiners. Approved textbooks were outdated hence they were least utilized compared to the
reference books which were more current according to the syllabus in use. Though the most utilized
textbooks covered most of the concepts as specified in the syllabus, they were some unclear
concepts regarding the issues of environmental degradation, weather and climate, power use and
climate change. Rural students are more likely to be affected by the observed weaknesses in the
schools textual materials than urban ones because of the restricted opportunities for information
sources in rural areas.
Key words: Geography
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International Journal of Education and Research 2015, Vol. 3(9)
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Geography Textbook, Syllabus, Meteorology, Environmental education