Handbook of Geography Education

This handbook presents a broad and comprehensive overview of research and practices in geography education at primary and secondary levels (from birth to about age 18). It summarizes the current state of knowledge in this sub-discipline of geography. Including authors representative of many geography education traditions, the book pays equal attention to learning and teaching and to respect student voices, and includes rich in case studies, evidence-based research, and specific examples. It also emphasizes ways that geography education can contribute to global concerns about social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as ways it can help to prepare the next generation of informed, critical, and reflective members of societies.

The book is divided into five sections:

· Purposes of geography educationWhy is it taught?

· Perspectives on geography educationWhatis taught?

· Practices of geography educationHow is it organized and taught?

· Preparation of geography educatorsHow are geography educators prepared?

· Possibilities for geography educationWhat is/are the future(s) of geography education

By providing broad perspectives and lively and accessible writing, this handbook is a useful tool for novice geography educators, teacher educators, educational policy makers, support staff such as librarians and media resource specialists, curriculum developers, and assessment experts in many world regions.

Provides cutting edge reviews necessary to teach geography Includes varied theoretical perspectives on primary and secondary geography education Comprehensive overview of relevant topics including spatial thinking and the use of geospatial technologies

Auteur
Sarah Bednarz is Professor Emerita at Texas A&M University, USA. She was educated at Mount Holyoke College (A.B. 1973); the University of Chicago (M.A.T 1974); and Texas A&M University (PhD 1992). She served as president of the American Association of Geographers (2015-2016) and has a long affiliation with the Commission on Geography Education, IGU. Previously, she was associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Geosciences (2008 to 2014). Sarah's research interests are in the intersection of teaching and learning geospatial technologies and spatial and geographic thinking. She was PI on two major curriculum and educational research projects; co-authored the national geography standards, Geography for Life (1994 and 2012); participated in the National Research Council Learning to Think Spatially project, and helped to develop the National Assessment of Educational Performance (NAEP) framework in geography. In 2013 she co-chaired the Geography Education Research Committee (GERC) of the 21st Century Road Map for 21st Century Geography Education Project. She holds a University Professorship for Teaching Excellence, received the Gilbert H. Grosvenor Honors for Geographic Education (2007) and was an inaugural AAG Fellow.

Jerry T. Mitchell is Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography at the University of South Carolina, USA. He holds a BS in History and MA in Geography from Towson University, and a PhD in Geography from the University of South Carolina where he returned to the faculty in 2004 after teaching for several years in Pennsylvania. Jerry's research has focused on environmental hazards and geography education. He was the coordinator of the South Carolina Geographic Alliance for 17 years, providing geography learning opportunities for more than 40,000 teachers and students. Additionally, he served as the Editor of the Journal of Geography from 2010-2019, was President of the National Council for Geographic Educationin 2020, and was awarded the 2022 Gilbert H. Grosvenor Honors in Geographic Education from the American Association of Geographers.

Contenu

Developing Democratic Citizens Through Geography.- The Discipline of Geography and Geography Education.- Critical Pedagogies in Geography Education.- Instructional Quality and Student Learning in Geography.- Effective Pedagogies in Geography Education.- Instructional Materials and Textbooks.- Geospatial Technologies and Teacher Education.- The Educational Foundations of Training to Become a Secondary.- Level Geography Teacher.- Finding Futures: Purposes of Geography in the Irish Education System.- Futures for Geography Education in China.