The NCCA conducted a consultation with regard to
reform of the Junior Cycle. It has published it's a summary of
their findings
here. These findings contain three suggestions for a new 'Framework'
for the Junior Cycle. None of these include Geography (or History)
as Core Curriculum subjects. The NCCA has not yet published it's
Framework, but it is safe to say they are a long way towards completing
it - see
here.
It is vitally important for both society and the
economy of Ireland that geography is retained as a single subject in the
Junior Cycle Core Curriculum.
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Applying Geographical Skills to a Globalising World
Whether it
promoting Irish Tourism, developing GIS applications or
planning a business, geography is full of skills that are
essential to society and the economy.
In a
globalising world, geography is increasingly important in
understanding the world and in adapting to change.
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Geography can be regarded as a science concerned with the rational
development, and testing of theories that explain and predict the spatial
distribution and location of various
characteristics on the surface of the earth.
M. Yeates, Introduction to Quantitative Analysis in Economic Geography
Geography is the only
synthesising subject in the Irish curriculum.
