Geographers in Business, Government, and Nonprofit Organizations: Skills, Challenges, and Professional Identities

Schlemper, M. Beth; Adams, Joy K.; Solem, Michael

doi:10.1080/00330124.2013.802580

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“…Šveitimo sektoriuje vykdoma veikla priskiriama nekomercinei rinkodarai, kuri suteikia galimybių patenkinti išsilavinimo, taip pat socialinių, kultūrinių ir meninių vertybių poreikius. Tačiau švietimo paslaugos turi ir klasikinei rinkodarai būdingų požymių: tikslai susiję su pardavimu (paslaugų), grynaisiais pinigais, o kai kurios paslaugos teikiamos rinkos kainomis (Rūtelionė, 2008, [24][25]. Aukštosios mokyklos vykdo rinkodarą, siekdamos pritraukti abiturientus, skleidžia informaciją apie mokslo idėjas, žinias, kultūros vertybes.…”

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Spread of Information about Career Opportunities for Geography Graduates in Lithuania and Abroad

Kriukienė

2016

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Geographers are working in almost all economic activities. Meanwhile, the world’s cities and regions are increasingly exposed to various natural and social problems, and these problems can solve by geographers. As a result, the demand for specialists of geography remains in many countries. Purpose of this article – to analyze the spread of information about career opportunities for geography graduates in Lithuania and in foreign countries. Systematized data of Lithuania universities show that the amount of information about career opportunities are very different, therefore it is proposed to extend this list. High schools of Lithuanian seeks to show uniqueness and attractiveness of study programs. However, it is equally important to emphasize the importance and the need of acquired specialty for the country’s economy. In various foreign countries the career services network is well developed, with full, vivid and clear disclosure of information about the skills needed for specialist in future.

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Spread of Information about Career Opportunities for Geography Graduates in Lithuania and Abroad

Kriukienė

2016

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“…Moreover, map skills are a substantial part of geographical competence that can address many employers' needs in the business, government, and non-profit sectors, as well as in the geospatial technology industry (DiBiase et al, 2010;Schulze, Kanwischer, & Reudenbach, 2011;Solem, 2017;Solem, Cheung, & Schlemper, 2008). Map skills and related spatial thinking together with GIS use are three of the four areas of geographical skills most needed at work according to geography alumni (Schlemper, Adams, & Solem, 2014;Solem, 2017;Solem et al, 2008).…”

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Map Skills in Education: A Systematic Review of Terminology, Methodology, and Influencing Factors

Havelková¹,

Hanuš²

2019

Review of International Geographical Education Online

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For a few decades, map skills stay at the forefront of not only geographers' and geographic educators' research interest. To identify what has already been accomplished, where the research currently stands and where the potential for future studies lies, a review of the literature was carried out. Specifically, this comprehensive synthesis of map skill research focuses on three perspectives: terminology, methodological approaches, and mainly on investigated factors affecting the map skill level. As nonuniformity in terminology is apparent, an integrative framework of map skill types based on theoretical works and previous studies is proposed. Similarly, methods that can be more suitable and beneficial for future research than now prevailing non-standardized test are presented. These suggestions are mainly based on a variety of identified scarcely used methodological approaches. Furthermore, the synthesis shows that the number of factors which influence on the level of map skills has been tested is substantial. But that, frequently investigated categories of factors are identifiable. In addition, current gaps in map skill research are identified and insufficiently studied, yet potentially important factors are suggested for future studies.It is possible to designate basic categories of factors (i.e., independent variables) which may influence map skill level and its development based on the concept of cartographic communication (Koláčný, 1969; Wood, 1972) or eventually on the concept of cartographic interaction (Roth, 2012). Although the concept of cartographic communication has already been superseded in terms of the mediation of cartographic information, the categorization of factors influencing map skills is still appropriate.This involves factors associated with the map itself (map characteristics) on the one hand and factors, i.e., attributes, associated with the map user (user characteristics) on the other hand. These two categories should be supplemented with a third, which includes the characteristics of the social, learning, etc. environment (external factors). As the cartographer's creation of a map and, particularly, the map user's work with a map can be impeded or promoted by them (e.g., home environment, familiarity with the area, teacher's learning style). . Spatial thinking in geographic information science: Students' geospatial conceptions, map-based reasoning, and spatial visualization ability.

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“…O uso destas tecnologias tendo a Geografia como suporte para a integração das metodologias e processos pode ajudar a abordar melhor a questão do entendimento e da gestão do espaço, e assim apoiar a execução de políticas públicas (MENDONÇA, 1991). (SCHLEMPER et al, 2014;SEREMET;CHALKLEY, 2016;CACCIOLATTI et al, 2017;PURNAHAYU et al, 2020).…”

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Mercado de geotecnologias no governo federal entre os anos 2011 e 2019: compras públicas e geografia aplicada

Gavlak¹

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The possibilities of using geospatial technologies by the public sector are vast and can improve public management by providing data and technologies that allow many geographic applications. In the Brazilian Federal Government, the use of geospatial technologies is unknown, nor is it known the main applications and public and private actors involved. Very little is also known about the relationship between the private sector and federal entities and how professionals working in the industry perceive the market. Therefore, this thesis proposes to analyze the geospatial technologies market in the Federal Government between the years 2011 and 2019 through i) public data of contracts signed between the Federal Government and private companies ii) questionnaires applied to federal and companies' employees. We seek to understand the market's dynamics over time, its degree of concentration and competition and how the mid-2010 political and economic crisis impacted it. The results show that 31 leading companies provide geospatial technologies to the Brazilian Federal Government and employ 2,263 people, distributed spatially in the South and Southeast Regions and the Federal District. Through the individual analysis of 600 contracts, we concluded that R$ 804,747,626.99 was negotiated with the Federal Government during the period.

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Geographers in Business, Government, and Nonprofit Organizations: Skills, Challenges, and Professional Identities

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

Spread of Information about Career Opportunities for Geography Graduates in Lithuania and Abroad

Spread of Information about Career Opportunities for Geography Graduates in Lithuania and Abroad

Map Skills in Education: A Systematic Review of Terminology, Methodology, and Influencing Factors

Mercado de geotecnologias no governo federal entre os anos 2011 e 2019: compras públicas e geografia aplicada

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