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Time: 9 hours
Level: Intermediate
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 Introduction Resource- This unit is aimed at geography teachers, or those with an interest in studying or teaching geography. This unit looks at the contribution that geography can make in the education of young people and the...
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| | 1. Visions of geography: an introduction
- 1. Visions of geography: an introduction Resource
- In considering the image which best reflects your ‘vision’ of geography, perhaps it is the volcano, which is a testament to the ‘awe and wonder’ of the natural world? Or is your vision to help young people...
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| | 2. The purposes of geography in schools
- 2. The purposes of geography in schools Resource
- The evidence shows that students who study geography through their school lives become some of the most employable people in our society. The organisation [the Geographical Association] comments: ‘Surely...
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- 3. A diversity of views Resource
- Another vital strategy for survival (or for the justification of survival) is for geography teachers to teach well. Given the wealth and range of lively material available to geography teachers and the...
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- 4. The student's view Resource
- Activity 3 should have helped you to clarify your ideas about the aims and purposes of geography education. One of the advantages of doing this is that it encourages you to focus on what you think is important...
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| | 5. Summary and conclusion
- 5. Summary and conclusion Resource
- In this unit we have considered questions surrounding the future of school geography. This may at first seem an odd question, but it is salutary to remember that the advocates of geography had to work...
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