GEOGRAPHICAL EDUCATION: PAST EXPERIENCE, CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES

I am greatly honored to present some of the principal contributions from researchers who participated in the Rede de Investigação em Didática da Geografia (Investigation Network into the Didactic of Geography), at an event that took place at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, entitled Colóquio Internacional de Investigadores em Didática da Geografia (International Colloquy of Investigators into the Didactic of Geography) in the month of June 2010. The history that precedes this event and its realization is justified by the need to consolidate ongoing research projects and which take place as a result of partnerships among some Latin American Universities, as well as strengthening a research network on Geographic Education and the Didactic of Geography in Brazil.