This paper uses case study methodology to investigate the subject conceptualisation of two
geography teachers at a mixed-ability comprehensive school in the UK. The research used …

When we talk about geography education, we are describing the phenomenon that is
concerned with the subject content that is taught, the way it is taught and how we will know if …

This paper reports on the second part of a two pronged qualitative investigation that
examines the ways in which Australian primary teachers conceptualise geography and …

Written with reference to the 2007 Professional Standards for the Award of QTS and
initiatives such as the Primary National Strategy, each chapter offers practical guidance on …

This chapter aims to provide an overview of research in geography education. It discusses
the place of research within the context of a large and diverse field of professional practice …

There is evidence indicating that students are rarely asked about what they want to learn,
but when they are asked, the students readily identify topics of personal relevance with a …

The ethos guiding both editions of this book is to provide a collective response to what
dennis hayes (2004) has called a 'culture of compliance'(p. 3) where 'informed'debate in …

The'Crick Report'defines a controversial issue as: an issue about which there is no one fixed
or universally held point of view. Such issues are those which commonly divide society and …

A 2014 special issue of International Research in Geographical and Environmental
Education (IRGEE) analysed the ways in which geography is expressed in national …