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Osvaldo Muñiz Solari

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Professor
Associate Director, Grosvenor Ct. for Geographic Education
Honorary Professor of International Studies
Ph.D., Geography, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1991
Office:  ELA 359
Phone: 512.245.0375
Email:  os14@txstate.edu
Vita      HB2504 information
Research Interests:  Population Flows, Geographical Mobility, Regional Networks, Learning Strategies in                                                                     Geography Education


Selected publications (see CV)

Edited Books:

Muñiz Solari, Osvaldo, Schrüfer, Gabriele (eds.) 2023. Understanding Sustainability with Pedagogical Practice – A contribution from geography education towards sustainability. Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences Series, Springer-Japan.

Sepúlveda S., Ulises, Maturana Miranda, Francisco, Muñiz Solari, Osvaldo, Palomino Schalscha, Marcela (eds.) 2022. Geografía Contemporánea. Pensar y Hacer desde los Territorios (Tomo I) - Geografía en la Universidad y en la Escuela. Aprendizajes y Pensamiento Crítico (Tomo II). uah/Ediciones Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile.

Muñiz Solari, Osvaldo, Solem, Michael, Boehm, Richard (eds.) 2017. Learning Progressions in Geography Education - International Perspectives. National Center for Research in Geography Education. Springer.

Muñiz Solari, Osvaldo, Demirci, Ali, Van der Schee, Joop (eds.) 2015. Geospatial Technologies and Geography Education in a Changing World. International Geographical Union – Commission on Geographical Education (IGU-CGE). Springer-Japan.

Chapters in Books:

Muñiz Solari, O. 2023. Recontextualizing Sustainability: Regulative and Instructional Discourses. In Osvaldo Muñiz Solari, Gabriele Schrüfer (eds.) Understanding Sustainability with Pedagogical Practice – A contribution from geography education towards sustainability. Springer-Japan. Pages 3-14.

Muñiz Solari, O., Schrüfer, G. 2023. Opportunities and Challenges in Geography Education to Practice Sustainability Education. In Osvaldo Muñiz Solari, Gabriele Schrüfer (eds.) Understanding Sustainability with Pedagogical Practice – A contribution from geography education towards sustainability. Springer-Japan. Pages 185-189.

Muñiz Solari, O. 2022. La Educación Geográfica es una Responsabilidad Global. Es todo Acerca de la Tierra. In Ovidio Delgado, Jorge Zapata (eds.) El Oficio del Geógrafo: Festschrift en Honor del Profesor Hector F. Rucinque, Pionero de la Geografia Universitaria en Colombia, Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia, Bogotá. Pages 377-396.

Muñiz Solari, O. 2022. El Modelo de Aprendizaje Combinado (MAC) para la Resolución de Problemas Geográficos. In Sepúlveda S., Ulises, Maturana Miranda, Francisco, Muñiz Solari, Osvaldo, Palomino Schalscha, Marcela (eds.) 2022. Geografía en la Universidad y en la Escuela. Aprendizajes y Pensamiento Crítico (Tomo II). uah/Ediciones Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile.

Muñiz Solari, O. 2021 Practicing Powerful Geographical Knowledge to Understand Interdependence. Chapter 8. In Mary Fargher, David Mitchell, Emma Till (eds.) Recontextualising Geography Education. Springer. Pages 109-128.

Muñiz Solari, O., Jiang, L. 2019. The Shanghai Model for Global Geography Education. Part II – Asian Case Studies: Chapter 7. In Javier Calvo de Mora, Kerry J. Kennedy (eds.) Schools and Informal Learning in a Knowledge-based World. Asia-Europe Education Dialogue. New York: Routledge. Pages 99 - 118.

Muñiz Solari, O. 2018. Preparing Global Citizens in the United States. In Ali Demirci, Sara Bednarz, Rafael de Miguel González (eds.) Geography Education for Global Understanding. International Geographical Union Commission on Geographical Education (IGU-CGE), (IGU). Springer. Pages 205 – 213.

Refereed Journal Articles:

Linh Tu Nguyen, Ahn Ngoc Nguyen; Osvaldo Muñiz Solari & Thao Phuong Nguyen. Exploring geography teachers’ perceptions towards spatial thinking in Vietnam. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, online. 22 Dec. 2023. DOI: 10.1080/10382046.2023.2298071

Muñiz Solari, Osvaldo. 2020. Networking through Online Geographic Learning: A Pan American Experience. Revista Geografica. IPGH-PAIGH, 2019-160: 149-172

Nguyen, NgocAnh; Muniz-Solari, Osvaldo; Dang, Dung Tien, Nguyen; and Thao Phuong. 2019. Reviewing Spatial Thinking in Geography Textbooks Questions from the Perspective of Spatial Thinking. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 338, 01204

 


Courses Taught:

Graduate

Geographical Analysis (GEO 5309)

Transportation Systems (GEO 5336)

Regional Analysis (GEO 5317)

Advanced Seminar (GEO 7371)

Theories & Methods in Geographic Education (GEO 5342-7342) Full Online

Undergraduate

International Flows (GEO 4393)

Latin America (GEO 3308)

Population Geography (GEO 3349) – In Person and Full Online

World Geography (GEO 1310) – In Person and Full Online