Teaching Geography 11-18

by Lambert, David; Morgan, John

• ISBN13: 9780335234479
• ISBN10: 033523447X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Open University Press

Summary

This practical handbook for students and practising teachers explains how concepts can form the basis of geography teaching. It is heavily influenced by the revised national curriculum for geography which has reduced the prescribed 'content' to be covered and instead placed the emphasis on a small number of 'key concepts' underpinning geography which provide the building blocks for curriculum planning.The 'new' national curriculum for geography identifies seven concepts: place, space, scale, interdependence, physical and human processes, environmental interaction and sustainable development, and cultural understanding and diversity which are mirrored in the book's table of contents.This focus on concepts represents a significant shift in how geography is to be taught in schools, yet there has been little extended discussion of what a 'concept-led' approach to teaching and learning would entail. This book fills that void by providing geography teachers with a theoretically robust and practical approach to curriculum planning using a concept-led approach.

Author Biography

David Lambert is Professor of Geography Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK and Chief Executive of the Geographical Association.
John Morgan is Reader in Geography Education at the Institute of Education, University of London and the University of Bristol, UK.

Table of Contents

Section One: Concepts, contexts and histories Chapter one -Geography: the search for concepts Chapter two - Concepts matter? Section Two: Re-constructing concepts Chapter 3 Space Chapter 4 Place Chapter 5 Scale Chapter 6 Landscape Chapter 7 Interdependence Chapter 8 Diversity Section Three: Curriculum Challenges Chapter 9 Is that all there is? Alternative concepts for geography teaching