Geography Teaching Adventure - Reclaiming Exploration to Inspire Curriculum and Pedagogy

This book revisits an older vision of geography that is much bigger than exams and memorising information: dreams of adventure and discovery. It reclaims exploration to nurture wonder and tell better stories to work towards more just, equitable and sustainable futures.

List of contents

1. The Adventure 2. Exploration and Geography 3. Striations of Empire in School Geography 4. Power, Knowledge and Prisoners 5. Journeys of Information 6. Where should we start from? 7. What stories should we tell?

About the author

Steve Puttick is Associate Professor of Teacher Education. He is a curriculum tutor for the Geography PGCE and MSc Learning and Teaching at the University of Oxford, UK.

Summary

This book revisits an older vision of geography that is much bigger than exams and memorising information: dreams of adventure and discovery. It reclaims exploration to nurture wonder and tell better stories to work towards more just, equitable and sustainable futures.

Product details

• Authors: Steve Puttick, Puttick Steve
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.11.2023
• EAN: 9781032343563
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3234356-3
• No. of pages: 132
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Professional Development, Educational: Geography, teacher training, Secondary Schools, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General