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Framework for geography
Can we - should we - 'brand' school geography?
Geography, as we all acknowledge, is a very broad subject. Partly because of this, it can begin to lose its special identity - Geography simply becomes what geographers do!
In the context of current curriculum changes planned for schools, is it possible to describe geography's special identity - and its special contribution to the curriculum? Is it possible to do this in slightly but significantly different ways at each key stage?
This article is a first stab at this - very much work in progress. Please do send in your comments on this paper.
Previous articles
Geography as the world discipline: connecting popular and academic geographical imaginations by Alastair Bonnett, Area
Volume 35 Issue 1 Page 55 - March 2003
The second in our series of articles asks questions about the identity of the subject at large, showing that geography often fails to grasp its full potential in formal educational settings.
Thinking Geographically (pdf) by Peter Jackson was the first of a series of articles (or extracts) where geographers and geography educators have contributed to the debate about the nature of contemporary geography.
Thinking Geographically was first published in Geography Vol 91 (3) in Autumn 2006. The whole journal is available to GA members on the GA website.
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