Recontextualising Geography in Education

Recontextualising Geography in Education
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 189
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ISBN-10 : 9783030737221
ISBN-13 : 3030737225
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Book Synopsis Recontextualising Geography in Education by : Mary Fargher

Download or read book Recontextualising Geography in Education written by Mary Fargher and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-10 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book international geography educators discuss the ways in which geographical knowledge is recontextualised in schools and consider effective approaches to facilitate, improve and advance geography education in research and practice. It addresses key topics in recontextualising geography such as the epistemic relationships between the university discipline and the school subject, designing and evaluating the geography curriculum, the role of students in the transformation of knowledge in the classroom and selecting and transforming geographical content knowledge for the primary school curriculum. At an international level, the contributors and editors bring together an advanced collection of research and discussion surrounding the opportunities and challenges of recontextualising geography in education. The book is of interest to geography educators internationally, including academics at universities, teachers in schools, and professional geographers with an interest in education.


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