Global Perspectives In The Geography Curriculum

Author : Alex Standish
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134032037

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‘For geographers across the globe this book provides the arguments for a return to the teaching of geography and why they should reject the politicisation of the subject by education policy makers and politicians. Standish’s careful critique shows the necessity of a depoliticised geography curriculum the irony of which would be that it would ensure that every child could point to Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan on a map.’ Prof. Dennis Hayes – Oxford Brookes University, UK 'A prescient and critical analysis of the changing face of geography teaching. This book deserves to be widely read and debated. Alex Standish's book puts current trends in geography teaching in historical and critical context. It comprises a forthright and timely defence of geographical education for its own sake.' Dr Jim Butcher, FRSA, Department of Sport Science, Tourism and Leisure, Canterbury Christ Church University. Since the early 1990s, educational policy makers and some subject leaders have been seeking to fundamentally change the teaching of geography in UK and US schools, from a subject which encourages students to explore spatial concepts, ideas and skills, to a more ethics based subject concerned with the promotion of environmentalism, cultural diversity and social justice. In this book the new approach is critically examined, within a historical and ideological context, addressing a number of fundamental questions: Should geography be used as a tool for the delivery of citizenship ideals? How does this affect the intellectual and moral value of geographical education for young people? If the state and teachers are taking more responsibility for the values, attitudes and emotional responses of students, how will they learn to develop these qualities for themselves? If global perspectives shift the focus of education from learning about the outside world to learning about the self, what is its vision of social progress and conception of social change? This book advocates a return to liberal models of education, arguing that the new approach to geography currently being promoted for schools fundamentally undermines the educational value of the subject, and the freedom of young people to shape the world in which they live. A vital resource for teachers and student teachers alike, Global Perspectives in the Geography Curriculum makes a significant contribution to the growing debate about the future direction of the discipline itself.

Author : Alex Standish
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134032020

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‘For geographers across the globe this book provides the arguments for a return to the teaching of geography and why they should reject the politicisation of the subject by education policy makers and politicians. Standish’s careful critique shows the necessity of a depoliticised geography curriculum the irony of which would be that it would ensure that every child could point to Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan on a map.’ Prof. Dennis Hayes – Oxford Brookes University, UK 'A prescient and critical analysis of the changing face of geography teaching. This book deserves to be widely read and debated. Alex Standish's book puts current trends in geography teaching in historical and critical context. It comprises a forthright and timely defence of geographical education for its own sake.' Dr Jim Butcher, FRSA, Department of Sport Science, Tourism and Leisure, Canterbury Christ Church University. Since the early 1990s, educational policy makers and some subject leaders have been seeking to fundamentally change the teaching of geography in UK and US schools, from a subject which encourages students to explore spatial concepts, ideas and skills, to a more ethics based subject concerned with the promotion of environmentalism, cultural diversity and social justice. In this book the new approach is critically examined, within a historical and ideological context, addressing a number of fundamental questions: Should geography be used as a tool for the delivery of citizenship ideals? How does this affect the intellectual and moral value of geographical education for young people? If the state and teachers are taking more responsibility for the values, attitudes and emotional responses of students, how will they learn to develop these qualities for themselves? If global perspectives shift the focus of education from learning about the outside world to learning about the self, what is its vision of social progress and conception of social change? This book advocates a return to liberal models of education, arguing that the new approach to geography currently being promoted for schools fundamentally undermines the educational value of the subject, and the freedom of young people to shape the world in which they live. A vital resource for teachers and student teachers alike, Global Perspectives in the Geography Curriculum makes a significant contribution to the growing debate about the future direction of the discipline itself.

Author : David Hicks,Charles Townley
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015009071948

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Teaching World Studies by David Hicks,Charles Townley Pdf

Author : Cathy Midwinter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : 0952292556

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Global Perspectives in the National Curriculum by Cathy Midwinter Pdf

Author : Ali Demirci,Rafael de Miguel González,Sarah Witham Bednarz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319772165

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Geography Education for Global Understanding by Ali Demirci,Rafael de Miguel González,Sarah Witham Bednarz Pdf

This book presents the core concepts of geographical education as a means of understanding global issues from a spatial perspective. It treats education, supported by high standards, approaches, methodologies, and resources, as essential in exploring the interactions of the world’s human and environmental systems at local, regional, and global scales embedded in the nature of the discipline of geography. It covers topics such as climate change, sustainable development goals, geopolitics in an uncertain world, global crisis, and population flows, which are of great interest to geography researchers and social sciences educators who want to explore the complexity of contemporary societies. Highly respected scholars in geography education answer questions on key topics and explain how global understanding is considered in K-12 education in significant countries around the globe. The book discusses factors such as the Internet, social media, virtual globes and other technological developments that provide insights into and visualization – in real time – of the intensity of relationships between different countries and regions of the earth. It also examines how this does not always lead to empathy with other political, cultural, social and religious values: terrorism threats and armed conflicts are also essential features of the global world. This book opens the dialogue for global understanding as a great opportunity for teachers, educators, scholars and policy makers to better equip students and future citizens to deal with global issues.

Author : Audrey Osler
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015032540026

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Development Education by Audrey Osler Pdf

Author : Julie Browett,Greg Ashman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Activity programs in education
ISBN : 1863666400

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Thinking Globally by Julie Browett,Greg Ashman Pdf

Publisher's description: Thinking Globally considers how to foster a global perspective in early years subjects, including English, mathematics and ICT. Its six chapters of cross curricula activities explore the concepts of linking with others, personal identity, dimensions of change, social justice, rights, peace building, and sustainable futures. The accompanying CD-ROM is packed with resources for teaching with a global perspectives including digital content, photographs, graphic organisers and a video.

Author : Binaya Subedi
Publisher : IAP
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781607523888

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Critical Global Perspectives by Binaya Subedi Pdf

The primary purpose of this book is to invite educators to (re)think what it means to critically conceptualize knowledge about the world. In other words, imagining curriculum in a critical way means decolonizing mainstream knowledge about global societies. Such an approach re-evaluates how we have come to know the world and asks us to consider the socio-political context in which we have come to understand what constitutes an ethical global imagination. A critical reading of the world calls for the need to examine alternative ways of knowing and teaching about the world: a pedagogy that recognizes how diverse subjects have come to view the world. A critical question this book raises is: What are the radical ways of re-conceptualizing curriculum knowledge about global societies so that we can become accountable to the different ways people have come to experience the world? Another question the book raises is: how do we engage with complexities surrounding social differences such as gender, race, ethnicity, religion, etc., in the global contexts? Analyzing global issues and events through the prism of social difference opens up spaces to advocate a transformative framework for a global education curriculum. Transformative in the sense that such a curriculum asks students to challenge stereotypes and engages students in advocating changes within local/global contexts. A critical global perspective advocates the value of going beyond the nation-state centered approach to teaching about topics such as history, politics, culture, etc. It calls for the need to develop curriculum that accounts for transnational formations: an intervention that asks us to go beyond issues that are confined within national borders. Such a practice recognizes the complicated ways the local is connected to the global and vice versa and cautions against creating a hierarchy between national and global issues. It also suggests the need to critically examine the pitfalls of forming dichotomies between the local (or the national) and the global or the center and the periphery.

Author : Clare Brooks,Graham Butt,Mary Fargher
Publisher : Springer
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319499864

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The Power of Geographical Thinking by Clare Brooks,Graham Butt,Mary Fargher Pdf

In this book geography educators from around the globe discuss their research into the power of geographical thinking and consider successful strategies to implement, improve and advance geography education in research and practice. It addresses key topics in geography education, such as multicultural competence, the role of teachers, the geography curriculum, spatial thinking, geographic information systems, geocapabilities, and climate change. At a global level the contributors and editors bring together the most advanced collection of research and discussion surrounding issues in geography education. The book will be of interest to geography education researchers worldwide, including academics at university and teachers in schools, as well as professional geographers with an interest in education.

Author : Andrew J. Milson,Ali Demirci,Joseph J. Kerski
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9401781109

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International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning with GIS in Secondary Schools by Andrew J. Milson,Ali Demirci,Joseph J. Kerski Pdf

This, the first publication to collate a broad international perspective on the pedagogical value of GIS technology in classrooms, offers an unprecedented range of expert views on the subject. Geographic Information Systems (GISs) are now ubiquitous and relatively inexpensive. They have revolutionized the way people explore and understand the world around them. The capability they confer allows us to capture, manage, analyze, and display geographic data in ways that were undreamt of a generation ago. GIS has enabled users to make decisions and solve problems as diverse as designing bus routes, locating new businesses, responding to emergencies, and researching climate change. GIS is also having a major impact in the classroom. Students and teachers around the world are using this significant emerging technology in the secondary school classroom to study social and scientific concepts and processes, to broaden their technical skills, and to engage in problem solving and decision making about local and global issues. International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning with GIS in Secondary Schools brings together authors from 34 countries who profile the current status of GIS in secondary school teaching and learning in their country. Each chapter includes a summary of the country’s educational context, a case study illustrating how GIS is used in secondary schooling, and an assessment of the opportunities and challenges in teaching and learning with GIS now and in the future. The book demonstrates that GIS is not only a technological tool to be used in the classroom, but also a catalyst for motivation, encouragement, and cooperation in understanding and solving global problems. The most up to date and extensive survey of GIS in the secondary education landscape, covering both principles and practice. Professor David Maguire, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Birmingham City University, UK International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning With GIS in Secondary Schools is a highly relevant, critically important, reflective contribution to the literature, providing strong arguments supporting the inclusion for spatial studies for all in secondary school education. Karl Donert, President, EUROGEO This is an invaluable and inspirational examination of innovation in geospatial technologies in secondary schools around the world. Each chapter contains practical models for how to integrate powerful tools for spatial analysis into a range of subjects. It will be useful to classroom teachers and administrators seeking pathways to implementation and teacher educators considering how to prepare the next generation to use geospatial technologies. Sarah Witham Bednarz, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

Author : Rosalie Triolo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Geography
ISBN : 1863663592

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Go Global by Rosalie Triolo Pdf

This book aims 'to develop students' understandings of ecological, social, economic, technological and political interdependence on a global scale.'-- back cover.

Author : Julie Browett,Greg Ashman,Australian Agency for International Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Activity programs in education
ISBN : 1742001343

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Thinking Globally by Julie Browett,Greg Ashman,Australian Agency for International Development Pdf

Publisher's description: Thinking Globally considers how to foster a global perspective in early years subjects, including English, mathematics and ICT. Its six chapters of cross curricula activities explore the concepts of linking with others, personal identity, dimensions of change, social justice, rights, peace building, and sustainable futures. The accompanying CD-ROM is packed with resources for teaching with a global perspectives including digital content, photographs, graphic organisers and a video.

Author : Elaine Jarchow,Ronald Midkiff,Sarah M. Pickert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Education
ISBN : UVA:X004418818

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Practical Lessons to Promote a Global Perspective in Elementary Education by Elaine Jarchow,Ronald Midkiff,Sarah M. Pickert Pdf

This book for elementary school teachers presents a rationale for developing a global perspective, providing sample lesson plans and a curriculum resource guide. Chapter 1, "Promoting a Global Perspective in Elementary Education" (Ronald G. Midkiff), uses stories from one teacher's global experiences to offer a rationale for promoting global perspectives in elementary education. Chapter 2, "Nine Practical Lessons" (Elaine Jarchow), presents nine sample lessons written for elementary teachers that illustrate the kinds of lessons teachers might use to infuse global perspectives into their teaching. These lessons include: "Around the World in 80 Minutes" (Tracy Goetz and Kristen Syrett); "Molly's Pilgrim" (Casondra Brewer); "Suho and the White Horse" (Li Jun); "Chin Yu Min and the Ginger Cat" (Lihua Sun); "Arabian Knights: Three Tales" (Julie Watts); "A Folktale from Ghana" (Benjamin Eshun); "International Children's Day in Turkey" (Semra Erkan and Amie Mitchel Beckett); "The Aymara Indian Family" (John W. Pickering); "Using the Internet for Global Communication" (Hugh Barr); and "Battle Poetry" (Ann Walker Korahais). Chapter 3, "Curriculum Resources for Lesson Plans on Global Education" (Liselle Drake and Sarah Pickert), describes a new project designed to help teachers locate lesson plans on the World Wide Web, offers examples of good sites for locating lessons specifically for global education, and lists organizations that publish lessons on global education. (SM)

Author : Osvaldo Muñiz Solari,Michael Solem,Richard Boehm
Publisher : Springer
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319447179

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Learning Progressions in Geography Education by Osvaldo Muñiz Solari,Michael Solem,Richard Boehm Pdf

This book informs an international audience of teachers, scholars and policymakers about the development of learning progressions for primary and secondary geography education in various countries and regions of the world. The book represents an important contribution to learning progressions research and practice. The different chapters explore how curriculum standards and frameworks in different countries portray progress and sophistication in the learning of geography. The book compares educational systems and how teachers and curriculum developers use the concept of “learning progression” to guide educational practices. As an approach to educational research, learning progressions offer considerable potential for understanding how children develop understanding of geographic concepts and practices across grade bands and in relation to national geography standards. The book analyzes the general conditions of learning progressions within the context of a globalized world. Important themes are addressed such as: knowledge acquisition in formal education; measuring learning progressions in informal settings; learning progressions for one curriculum standard or several standards; conditions to assess progression in the learning of facts, concepts, and skills; and multiple pathways for understanding or learning geography. The contributing authors are experienced scientists in the field from all around the world giving specific insights into the practices of their countries. The book appeals to K-12 teachers, school administrators, policymakers, researchers in geography education, professors and lecturers at universities around the world.

Author : Petra A. Robinson,Ayana Allen-Handy,Amber Bryant,Chance W. Lewis
Publisher : IAP
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781641135405

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Global Perspectives on Issues and Solutions in Urban Education by Petra A. Robinson,Ayana Allen-Handy,Amber Bryant,Chance W. Lewis Pdf

In 2014, The Urban Education Collaborative at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte hosted its first biennial International Conference on Urban Education (ICUE) in Montego Bay, Jamaica. In 2016, the second hosting of the conference took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Additionally, in 2018, the third hosting of the conference took place in Nassau, Bahamas. These solution-focused conferences brought together students, teachers, scholars, public sector and business professionals as well as others from around the world to present their research and best practices on various topics pertaining to urban education. With ICUE’s inspiration, this book is a response to the growing need to highlight the multifaceted aspects of urban education particularly focusing on common issues and solutions in urban environments (e.g., family and community engagement, student academic achievement, teacher preparation and professional development, targeted instructional and disciplinary interventions, opportunity gaps, culturally-relevant and sustaining practices, etc.). Additionally, with this book, we seek to better understand the challenges facing urban educators and students and to offer progressive initiatives toward resolutions. This unique compilation of work is organized under four major themes all targeted at critically addressing concerns that may inhibit the success of urban learners and providing solutions that have implications for curriculum design, development, and delivery; teacher preparation and teaching diverse populations; career readiness and employment; and even more nuanced issues related to foster care, undocumented students and mental health, sustainable consumption, childhood marriage, food deserts, and marine life and urban communities.