Dora the Explorer: Preschool Geographic Educator
2008; National Council for Geographic Education; Volume: 107; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/00221340802419377
ISSN1752-6868
Autores Tópico(s)ICT in Developing Communities
ResumoAbstract Dora the Explorer is a twenty-three-minute television program for preschoolers viewed by millions every day in many countries. These programs are also marketed as videotapes and DVDs. This seven-year-old Latina, bilingual cartoon character teaches many things by interacting with the young viewers. On every program Dora and friends have to go someplace to solve a problem. Map is a cartoon character who helps viewers read the map and tells Dora where to go next. Some episodes are particularly geographic. Geographers need to evaluate the contributions of Dora the Explorer to geographic education for preschool children, a little-studied subject. Key Words: preschoolersmap-readingLatinatelevisionbilingual James R. Carter, Emeritus Professor, received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia in 1973. He was a member of the Geography Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville from 1972–1990 and the Geography-Geology Department, Illinois State University (ISU), 1990–2005. Dr. Carter was the Director of Academic Computing, ISU, 1990–1993, Chair, Map Use Commission of the International Cartographic Association, 1991–1999, and corresponding member, Children and Cartography Commission of the ICA
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