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This book explains how the concepts of geography can teach young people to think geographically, deeply and ethically.
Thinking Geographically demonstrates how the concepts of place, space, environment and interconnection teach students new ways of perceiving and understanding the world, the concepts of scale and time teach them ways of analysing the world, while the concepts of sustainability and wellbeing show them how to evaluate and reflect on what they observe, and all eight concepts develop their higher order and critical thinking. To further support teachers, this book includes a chapter on how to teach for conceptual understanding, as well as two chapters that illustrate the application of geographical thinking to an understanding of the effects of land cover change and the problem of regional inequality.
Rich with practical examples, this book is an essential resource for geography teachers, whether already teaching or studying to become one, and for those who teach therm.
List of contents
Introduction 1. What can we know and how can we know it? 2. Thinking geographically 3. Thinking geographically: Interconnection 4. Thinking geographically: Place 5. Thinking geographically: Space 6. Thinking geographically: Environment 7. The analytical concepts: Scale and time 8. The evaluative concepts: Sustainability and human wellbeing 9. Teaching for conceptual understanding 10. Land cover: have we cleared too much of the Earth's vegetation? 11. Unequal places: should governments try to reduce regional inequalities? 12. Conclusion
About the author
Alaric Maude is a retired associate professor of Geography at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia. He has conducted research in Tonga, Indonesia, Malaysia and Australia, was the lead writer for the Australian Geography curriculum and has published articles for geography educators on powerful knowledge, sustainability and geography’s ‘big ideas’.
Summary
This book explains how the concepts of geography can teach young people to think geographically, deeply and ethically. Rich with visual and practical examples, this book is an essential resource for geography teachers, whether already teaching or studying to become one, and for those who teach therm.
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"Thinking Geographically - A Guide to the Core Concepts for Teachers provides exactly what the title suggests. It is a lucid, authoritative, meticulously researched, systematic guide to 'Geographical Thinking' and its essential conceptual components. Its author, Alaric Maude, should be congratulated for providing Geography teachers with a vital, handy, resource that is a valuable contribution to geographical education. Thinking Geographically is highly recommended for your geographical library."
An excerpt from a review by Stephen Legg, Interaction Journal, Vol 52, No.1, March 2024
"This book has been an excellent resource when thinking more deeply about the concepts within our curriculum; Maude breaks down each concept, ... [and] also provides a summary and a 'how could you use this chapter in teaching?' box, which has been particularly useful to refer to.
Our A level students often struggle to use the concepts of space and time throughout their essays. Alongside other strategies, [the chapters on space, and scale and time] were used to break down these two concepts into smaller chunks for the students, and to give them some ideas of how they can be applied. Students found this useful; essays are beginning to improve and concepts are woven throughout as a result."
Excerpts from a review by Laura Bytheway, Head of Geography at Ormiston SWB Academy, UK, in Teaching Geography, Vol 49, No 3, Autumn 2024.
