Self-Directed Learning and Self-Directed Learners in Geographical Education

In the past decades, statements on international trends have focused on the revitalization of teaching Geography in schools (GEC, 1992; Conolly, 1997; GA, 1999) in which they stress its importance and significant contribution to fulfill the aims of education through the advocacy of geographical learning via: Issue-based and skill-based activities that stress the acquisition of relevant geographical knowledge and skills to be mastered through close connection to daily life issues and applied in order to form justifiable values and attitudes. Project-based activities that have more to do with the enhancement of action based and experienced learning. IT based activities that maximize the use of information technologies, such as Internet and Email to communicate to access geographical information related to Geographical Education).