One strategy for repositioning spatial sciences education in Australia

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ABSTRACT

Applications of Geospatial Technologies for Practitioners: An Emerging Perspective of Geospatial Education

“…It has been a global issue (Mills et al, 2004;Hannah et al, 2009) and even affects schools in the United Stated (Mohamed et al, 2011) where geospatial market is rapidly expanding (Gewin, 2004). Bennett et al (2009) in their study on spatial science education in Australia referred to the phenomenon as a "paradox"; there is a steady increase in demand for graduates but no increase in student enrolment. The same trend has been observed in the UK and New Zealand (Hannah et al, 2009), Sub-Saharan Africa (Ruther, 2003) and Saudi Arabia (Aina, 2009).…”