Arab Educational Information Network

This study aims at specifying the concepts of modern geographical techniques that should be included in geography books in secondary schools through analyzing the content in the light of modern geographical techniques which this study arrives at. The list includes 36 concepts divided into two main fields: remote sensing technology and geographical information technology. The list is characterized with credibility and constancy enough for the purpose of this study. This study is based on description through analyzing the content. The result of analyzing the content finds out that the percentage of including the remote sensing concepts is %86.8 while the percentage of geographical information technology concepts is %13.2. This indicates that modern geographical techniques are not included in a balanced and proportionate way in the current geographical books. Accordingly this study arrives at a number of recommendations and suggestions. (Published abstract)