Waddington, Shelagh B. and Walsh, James A. (1993) Contrasts in European awareness between Irish and Zimbabwean students. Geographical Viewpoint, 21. pp. 93-100. ISSN 0332-4877

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This paper summarises the results of a suvey of the level of recognition of European countries by university level students in Ireland and Zimbabwe. While Irish students have a significantly higher level of recognition there are a number of common features between the results of both surveys. Countries with distinctive shapes, large size and/or coastal locations are best recognised. Also the member state"s of the European Community are generally better known than members of other regional groupings. There is also a high degree of confusion amongst both student samples in relation to members of groupings that are frequently identified by historical/regional labels such as Scandinavia or the Balkan states.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Contrasts; European; awareness; Irish; Zimbabwean; students;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography
Item ID:	9214
Depositing User:	Shelagh Waddington
Date Deposited:	01 Feb 2018 16:45
Journal or Publication Title:	Geographical Viewpoint
Publisher:	Association of Geography Teachers of Ireland
Refereed:	Yes
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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