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Abstract
Conferences are principal mechanisms for professional organizations to advance their missions. Conference evaluations can measure mission-related outcomes in order to gauge an organization's impact on the professional growth and development of its community and other stakeholders. Using data from two recent conference evaluations, this article examines the impact of the National Conference on Geography Education in an effort to encourage a discussion about possible future directions.
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1. For example, see Common Core English Language Arts and Geography Connections (National Geographic Education Foundation Citation2013).
2. Primary and secondary instructional level categories are based on Geography for Life: National Geography Standards, 2nd ed. (Heffron and Downs Citation2012) grade-band divisions.
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Jacqueline L. Waite
Jacqueline L. Waite is a postdoctoral fellow hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., USA. Her research interests include land use and environmental change, and work-integrated or practice-based learning for educators and would-be professional geographers. She is the former CO-CEO and director of educational affairs for the National Council for Geographic Education.
Susan E. Hume
Susan E. Hume is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, USA. Her research interests include undergraduate geography education, immigration studies, and ethnic geography. She is a past president of the National Council for Geographic Education.