Overview

This text presents an overview of current thinking on the teaching and learning of geography. It is intended as a companion to all students beginning a career in teaching the subject in secondary schools. The chapters are written by teacher educators and bridge both theory and practice. The writers focus on the continuities, whilst setting them in the context of the changing curriculum. The book is divided into four parts. Part one examines the historical context of geography teaching. Part two looks at issues of course planning, design, syllabuses and peogrammes of study. Underlying this section is the assumption that geography should not be considered in isolation from other subjects, but rather as part of a whole curriculum. Part three concentrates on teaching and learning, and includes chapters on the use of maps, field work, IT and first hand experience within a community. This final section covers the issues associated with assessment, across the whole school age range.

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Author:   Daniella Tilbury ,  Michael Williams
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9780415142441

ISBN 10:   041514244
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   19 December 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I. 1. The Place of Geography in the School Curriculum: An Historical Overview 1886-1976 2. The Great Debate and 1988 3. Geographical Education in the 1990's Part II. 4. Curriculum Planning and Course Development: A Matter of Professional Judgement 5. The Scope of School Geography: A Medium for Education 6. Progression and Transition in a Content Geography Curriculum 7. Differentiation in Teaching and Learning Geography 8. Cross-Curricular Concerns in Geography: Earth Science and Physical Geography 9. Cross-Curricular Concerns in Geography: Citizenship and Economic and Industrial Understanding 10. Environmental Education and Development Education: Teaching Geography for a Sustainable World 11. Equal Opportunities and the Teaching of Geography Part III. 12. Instructional Design 13. Cognitive Acceleration 14. Language and Learning 15. The Place of Knowledge and the Knowledge of Place 16. Learning through Maps 17. Ethnocentric Bias in Geography Textbooks: A Framework for Reconstruction 18. Learning through Fieldwork 19. Using Information Technology and New Technologies in Geography 20. Teaching about the Local Community: Using First Hand Experience 21. The European Dimension in Primary Geography 22. Towards a Critical School Geography Part IV. 23. Principles of Pupil Assessment 24. Assessment in the Primary School 25. Teacher Assessment and SATS 26. GCSE 27. Post-16 28. Course Evaluation 29. Conclusion: Critical Reflection on Geography Teaching Understanding

Reviews

'...an excellent set of up-to-date and relevant articles...The bibliographies are comprehensive and include many GA publications. The major use will be to provide a welcome addition to the literature both for PGCE students and the hard pressed teacher wishing to know the state of play in geographical education. It should be an essential purchase for all PGCE students and added immediately to the department library' - James Price, Geography.

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