| Description |
1 online resource : text file, PDF |
| Series |
Debates in Subject Teaching |
| Contents |
Chapter Introduction: The significance of continuing debates / MARK JONES -- part PART I Policy debates -- chapter 1 Geography in the National Curriculum for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 / JOHN HOPKIN -- chapter 2 Geography in the examination system / DAVID GARDNER -- part PART II 'Classroom' debates -- chapter 3 Place in geography: Change and challenge / ELEANOR RAWLING -- chapter 4 The place of regional geography / ALEX STANDISH -- chapter 5 Physical geography / DUNCAN HAWLEY -- chapter 6 Making progress in learning geography / LIZ TAYLOR -- chapter 7 Understanding conceptual development in school geography / CLARE BROOKS -- chapter 8 The enquiry approach in geography / JANE FERRETTI -- chapter 9 Chpater 9 Personalising learning in geography / MARK JONES -- chapter 10 Formative assessment / PAUL WEEDEN -- chapter 11 Curriculum enactment / MARY BIDDULPH -- chapter 12 The place of fieldwork in geography education / LAUREN HAMMOND -- chapter 13 The impact of technology on geography and geography teachers / ALAN PARKINSON -- chapter 14 Using Geographic Information (GI) / MARY FARGHER -- chapter 15 Geography and 'employability' / JOHN LYON -- chapter 16 Handling controversial issues in geography / DAVID MITCHELL -- part PART III Subject debates -- chapter 17 The Anthropocene and the global / CHARLES RAWDING -- chapter 18 Geography's identity as an academic discipline / NICK CLIFFORD -- chapter 19 Understanding the gap between schools and universities / GRAHAM BUTT -- chapter 20 Recontextualising geography as a school subject / ROGER FIRTH -- chapter 21 Are we thinking geographically? / JOHN MORGAN -- chapter 22 Evidence-based practice and research in geography education / ROGER FIRTH |
| Summary |
"Debates in Geography Education encourages early career teachers, experienced teachers and teacher educators to engage with and reflect on key issues, concepts and debates. It aims to enable readers to reach their own informed judgements with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding. The second edition is fully updated in light of the latest research, policy and practice in the field, as well as key changes to the curriculum and examination specifications. Expert contributors provide a range of perspectives on international, historical and policy contexts in order to deepen our understanding of significant debates in geography education. Key debates include:geography's identity as an academic discipline;what constitutes knowledge in geography;places and regional geography;what it means to think geographically; constructing the curriculum;how we link assessment to making progress in geography;the contribution of fieldwork and outdoor experiences;technology and the use of Geographical Information;school geography and employability;understanding the gap between school and university geography;evidence-based practice and research in geography education. The comprehensive, rigorous coverage of these key issues, together with carefully annotated selected further reading, will help support and shape further research and writing. Debates in Geography Education is a key resource that is essential reading for all teachers and researches who wish to extend their grasp of the place of geography in education. Mark Jones is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UKDavid Lambert is Professor of Geography Education at UCL Institute of Education, London, UK"--Provided by publisher |
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Geography -- Study and teaching.
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EDUCATION -- Secondary.
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EDUCATION -- Teaching Methods & Materials -- Social Science.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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TRAVEL -- Budget.
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TRAVEL -- Hikes & Walks.
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TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
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TRAVEL -- Parks & Campgrounds.
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Geography -- Study and teaching
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lambert, David
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| ISBN |
9781315562452 |
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1315562456 |
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