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The Power of Geographical Thinking
Title
The Power of Geographical Thinking [electronic resource] / edited by Clare Brooks, Graham Butt, Mary Fargher.
ISBN
9783319499864
Publication
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Physical Description
IX, 238 p. 16 illus., 6 illus. in color : online resource.
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Summary
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.
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Language
English
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April 03, 2017
Series
International Perspectives on Geographical Education,
Contents
Chapter 1: Multicultural fieldwork to promote students’ intercultural competence
Chapter 2: Listening to London’s young voices
Chapter 3: Field work and geographic thinking amongst senior secondary students in Kano, Nigeria: the role of teachers
Chapter 4: Thinking geographically and Spatial thinking in the Swedish curriculum in geography
Chapter 5: The future in geographical thinking
Chapter 6: Thinking space geographically
Chapter 7: Geographical thinking and its role in climate change education: a case of Singapore
Chapter 8: English geography textbook authors’ perspectives on developing pupils’ geographical knowledge and thinking
Chapter 9: Geography teachers between formal training and teaching practices
Chapter 10: How Geography as a school subject is defined in Singapore
Chapter 11: Teach to develop geographical thinking
Chapter 12: International differences in thinking geographically, and why it matters
Chapter 13: CyberGIS and Geographic Thinking
Chapter 14: Geographical thinking through key concepts? Results of a symbiotic in-service teacher training course
Chapter 15: What might powerful geographical knowledge look like?
Chapter 16: Geographical Thinking: Is it a limitation or powerful thinking
Chapter 17: Researching progress and sophistication in geography learning: Taking a critical stancet
Chapter 18: Debating the place of knowledge within geography education: reinstatement, reclamation or recovery?
Chapter 19: Reviewing the power of GIS-based enquiry learning in school geography
Chapter 20: Students’ reflective thinking in geography lessons
Chapter 21: The Feasibility Research of Bringing Fundamentals of Earth Science into Middle School Geography Curriculum of Mainland China - Based on Earth Science for the cultivation of students’ geographical thinking
Chapter 22: Conceptualising GeoCapabilities and appreciating of the power of thinking geographically
Chapter 23: Supporting geographical thinking in the classroom – the teacher and curriculum control
Chapter 24: Geographic thinking
Chapter 25: Geography in England’s primary pre-service teacher education: challenges and possibilities.
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