MasterClass in Geography Education Transforming Teaching and Learning

by Butt, Graham; Brindley, Sue

• ISBN13: 9781472535726
• ISBN10: 1472535723
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-03-26
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

MasterClass in Geography Education provides a comprehensive exploration of the major themes in geography education research and pedagogy, drawing on international research. The editor draws together a variety of professional, academic and practitioner perspectives to support professional development of geography teachers. The book incorporates discussion of the place of subject knowledge in geography, the role and function of research in geography education and the relationship between research and practice.
Topics covered include:
- research and professional practice
- constructing geographical knowledge
- ethical considerations
- carrying out research projects

MasterClass in Geography Education will be essential reading for all studying the teaching and learning of geography on PGCE and Education MEd/MA courses.

Author Biography

Graham Butt is Professor in Education at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Part I: Contextualizing
1. Introduction, Graham Butt (Oxford Brookes University, UK)
2. Research in Geography Education, David Lambert (Institute of Education, University of London, UK)
3. Research and Professional Practice, Clare Brooks (Institute of Education, University of London, UK)
4. Part I Discussion, Margaret Roberts (University of Sheffield, UK)
Part II: Constructing
5. Constructing Geographical Knowledge, Roger Firth (University of Oxford, UK)
6. Constructing the Geography Curriculum, Charles Rawding (Edge Hill University, UK)
7. Geography, Research and Theory, Roger Firth (University of Oxford, UK) and Graham Butt (Oxford Brookes University, UK)
8. Part II Discussion, Eleanor Rawling (University of Oxford, UK)
Part III: Researching
9. Approaches to Research in Geography Education, Paul Weeden (University of Birmingham, UK)
10. Writing a Research Proposal, Mark Jones (University of West of England, UK)
11. Ethical Considerations, Maggie Wilson (Oxford Brookes University, UK)
12. Part III Discussion, John Morgan (Auckland University, New Zealand)
Part IV: Producing
13. Starting Research, Simon Catling (Oxford Brookes University, UK)
14. Doing Research, Liz Taylor (University of Cambridge, UK)
15. Concluding Research, Gemma Collins (University of Birmingham, UK)
16. Part IV Discussion Graham Butt (Oxford Brookes University, UK)
Conclusion, Graham Butt (Oxford Brookes University, UK)
Index