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Biddulph, M.; Bèneker, T.; Mitchell, D.; Hanus, M.; Leininger-Frézal, C.; Zwartjes, L.; Donert, K. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2020
GeoCapabilities offers an approach for unlocking powerful disciplinary knowledge (PDK) for children. In phase three of the project, we are exploring how far GeoCapabilities 'works' for teachers serving communities in challenging socio-economic circumstances. We connect GeoCapabilities to social justice in education, theoretically. Then, using the…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Social Justice, Low Income Students, Knowledge Level
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Lee, Jongwon; Catling, Simon; Kidman, Gillian; Bednarz, Robert; Krause, Uwe; Martija, Andoni Arenas; Ohnishi, Koji; Wilmot, Di; Zecha, Stefanie – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2021
Like all school textbooks, geography textbooks are authored. Almost all textbook research in and beyond geography has neglected their authors. This questionnaire-based multinational research project investigated the perceptions of 71 primary and secondary school geography textbook authors from seven countries in five continents. Though not…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Textbooks, Authors, Elementary Secondary Education
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Bijsterbosch, Erik; van der Schee, Joop; Kuiper, Wilmad – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2017
Enhancing meaningful learning is an important aim in geography education. Also, assessment should reflect this aim. Both formative and summative assessments contribute to meaningful learning when more complex knowledge and cognitive processes are assessed. The internal school-based geography examinations of the final exam in pre-vocational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Secondary Education, Taxonomy
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Blankman, Marian; van der Schee, Joop; Volman, Monique; Boogaard, Marianne – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2015
This paper presents the findings of a study conducted among primary geography teacher educators. The research examines the perceptions of educators of primary teacher students' desired and achieved levels of substantial knowledge, syntactic knowledge, and beliefs about the subject of geography. The findings indicate that primary teacher educators…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Pedagogical Content Knowledge