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The Jamaican national standards curriculum: a content analysis of its readiness to support climate change education International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Sharon Bramwell-Lalor, Therese Ferguson, Miguel Ison
The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information (MoEYI) in Jamaica engaged in curriculum reform, producing the National Standards Curriculum (NSC) for Grades 4–9. This paper reports on a content ...
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The relevance of preservice teachers’ declarative content knowledge and professional role identity for a lesson planning task close to professional demands International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Nina Scholten, Jörg Doll
Teachers’ knowledge seems to be important for student learning, however, it is a complex issue. Therefore recent studies have emphasized the importance of examining how teachers use their knowledge...
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Is eco-social education for trainee teachers possible using international mirror classes on landscape? Implementation of a didactic proposal in Spain and Colombia International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Carlos Martínez-Hernández, Francisco Javier Robles-Moral, Doris Lised García-Ortiz
According to the eco-social education paradigm, landscape plays a key role as an identity object of study in the interaction between nature and society. The study seeks to assess a practical experi...
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Teacher students’ conceptions of geography and their sources International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Kathrin Schulman, Marko Demantowsky
Teachers’ conceptions of geography play a key role in teacher identity. They also impact students’ learning. This paper aims to describe teacher students’ conceptions of geography and their sources...
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Sustainability education: meeting the demands of climate change aspirations Gillian Kidman and Chew-Hung Chang International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Gillian Kidman, Chew-Hung Chang
Published in International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education (Vol. 33, No. 1, 2024)
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Lefebvre’s spatial triad for children: a teaching model for spatial thinking in the classroom International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Mette Mechlenborg, Maja de Neergaard
This paper considers the teachings of spatial thinking in two Danish school interventions with children, ages 10–13 (2018–2021), by turning Lefebvre’s spatial triad into a research-based exercise. ...
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Causes, processes and consequences of earthquakes. Investigating Swedish 12-13-year old students’ geographical understanding International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Mattias Arrhenius, Gabriel Bladh, Cecilia Lundholm
The aim of this study was to investigate students’ conceptions of causes, processes and consequences of earthquakes and to examine their geographical understanding of such hazards in terms of spati...
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Czech education system’s conditions for the implementation of GIS in the curriculum in an international context International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Darina Mísařová, Hana Svobodová, Vendula Mašterová, Kateřina Novotná
The implementation of geospatial technologies in both primary and secondary education is more than desirable. However, many obstacles stand in the way. This paper reflects on the current state of g...
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The antecedents of adolescents’ climate change concern in Cambodia International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Henna Rouhiainen, Leena Haanpää
Understanding climate change concern among adolescents is considered a useful strategy for building public engagement with climate change. However, the psychological and sociodemographic antecedent...
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Exploring geography teachers’ perceptions towards spatial thinking in Vietnam International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Linh Tu Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Nguyen, Osvaldo Muñiz Solari, Thao Phuong Nguyen
If geography teachers appreciate the important role of spatial thinking in their disciplines, they can proactively explore educational interventions to improve the spatial thinking of their student...
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Correction International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-12-19
Published in International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Reviewers International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-12-02 Gillian Kidman, Chew-Hung Chang
Published in International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education (Vol. 32, No. 4, 2023)
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Addressing global challenges in geographical education: perspectives from the CGE Springer book series International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Di Wilmot, Clare Brooks
A key responsibility of academic scholarship is to further develop the field under investigation and to critically evaluate how it is responding to challenges from both inside and outside of the fi...
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Portraying the developing PCK of Dutch pre-service geography teachers International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Eefje Smit, Hanneke Tuithof, Tine Béneker
Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) is used to describe the knowledge teachers use to teach a specific subject to a specific audience. Although PCK is linked to student success and motivation, rela...
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Researching education for environmental sustainability through intergenerational dialogue International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Elizabeth Rushton, Lynda Dunlop, Lucy Atkinson, Joshua Stubbs, Maria Turkenburg-van Diepen, Lucy Wood
This study uses intergenerational dialogue as an approach to researching Education for Environmental Sustainability (EfES) with UK youth (aged 16–18 years), teachers and teacher educators. Through ...
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Sustainability in the scholarship of geographical and environmental education through supporting early career researchers International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Chew-Hung Chang, Gillian Kidman
Published in International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education (Vol. 32, No. 4, 2023)
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Maps and geographical education to encourage the joy of learning for all International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Gillian Kidman, Chew-Hung Chang
Published in International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education (Vol. 32, No. 3, 2023)
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The role of teacher agency in using GIS to teach sustainability: an evaluation of a lower secondary school story mapping GIS initiative in Ireland International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Sasha Brown, Zerrin Dogança Küçük, Angela Rickard, James Lonergan, Rachel Abernethy, Lorraine McNerney, Eimear McNerney, Ronan Foley, Avril Behan, Aengus Byrne, Bernard Essel, Jack Ffrench, Jonathan Faull, Conor Cahalane
This paper investigates the role of teacher agency for those who were trained in using an innovative Geographic Information Systems (GIS) approach and incorporated GIS into their teaching. While na...
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Implementing fieldwork based on blended learning using geo-inquiry approach: will it work during the covid-19 pandemic? International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-05-25 Dwi Angga Oktavianto, Sugeng Utaya, Sumarmi, Didik Taryana
Abstract Fieldwork is an important part of geography education in many countries. However, little fieldwork-related activities are being observed in Indonesia, specifically at the senior secondary level. In an effort to address this issue, investigators have developed a fieldwork-based blended learning model to be used in the country. This study involved 187 students from three high schools who followed
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Mind your actions: the place attachment - contextual factors nexus of environmental civic actions (ECA) International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-05-24 Oladapo Adeleke Banwo, Jean-Jacques Dominique Beraud
This paper examined the level of Environmental Civic Actions (ECA) using a modified version of the Environmental Action Scale (EAS) and Place Attachment Theory (PAT). The Environmental Action Scale...
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Identifying gaps in climate change education - a case study in Austrian schools International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-05-23 Eva Feldbacher, Manuela Waberer, Lena Campostrini, Gabriele Weigelhofer
Abstract In a case study among Austrian school students, we checked the school students’ knowledge and awareness of climate change on different levels of complexity. We aimed to find out whether school students are able to understand more complex, reciprocal relations between human activities and consequences for the climate. Furthermore, we tested whether a more active and longer engagement with the
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Developing a theoretical framework: school ecosystem-based disaster risk education International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-05-23 Aldila Rahma, Djati Mardiatno, Dyah Rahmawati Hizbaron
Environmental degradation and global disaster encourage the education sector to devise adaptation and mitigation strategies. The scientific approach, from intradisciplinary to interdisciplinary, ha...
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An intervention study: teaching the comparison method to enhance secondary students’ comparison competency International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-05-19 Marine Simon, Alexandra Budke
To tackle the growing challenges facing our societies, such as climate change, we need to understand scientific knowledge and methods. Developing scientific literacy in schools is therefore necessa...
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A model of lived experiences and geographical consciousness based on Namibian secondary school learners’ perspectives International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-04-22 Tiani Wepener, Rudi W. Pretorius
Teachers in Namibian government schools have to cope with a lack of textbooks and must teach content-rich subjects, specifically geography, with limited resources. The literature makes it clear tha...
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What do secondary school students in North-East Romania know and think about sustainable development? International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-04-19 Mona Lissa Chiriac, Corneliu Iațu
As complex global challenges threaten our children’s future, there is little international debate that schools must foster education for sustainable development (ESD) by unpacking sustainable devel...
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Assessment of future teachers’ geographic knowledge of the territorial organization of Spain using mental maps International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Jaume Binimelis-Sebastián, Isabel María Gómez Trigueros, Alejandro Gómez Gonçalves, Juan Antonio García González
This study analyzes the knowledge of the Spanish State’s administrative structure (provinces and autonomous communities) of future primary education teachers in Spain. The purpose is to analyze the...
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Creating eco-consciousness from the perspective of students: an assessment of the level of environmental literacy among students in Kumasi International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Stephen Appiah Takyi, Michael Osei Asibey, Owusu Amponsah, Felicia Opoku
Environmental problems such as climate change, biodiversity loss, water pollution, and land degradation resulting from human activities, continue to intensify in Ghanaian cities. Some schools of th...
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The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) language models - challenges and opportunities for geographical and environmental education International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Chew-Hung Chang, Gillian Kidman
Published in International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education (Vol. 32, No. 2, 2023)
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Digital story mapping with geomedia in sustainability education International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Henna Anunti, Anne Pellikka, Essi Vuopala, Jarmo Rusanen
Abstract This study examines digital story mapping as a pedagogical tool in the in the context of sustainability education with high school students and pre-service teachers. The study focuses on finding out how participants used geomedia as a source of geographic information and in presenting geographic information on story maps, comparing self- and teacher evaluations of story maps and describing
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Geography’s unkept promises of education for sustainable development (ESD) on geography’s wasted potential to educate for a more sustainable future International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-12-23 Péter Bagoly-Simó
Abstract For decades, geography has claimed to be the school subject with a unique and powerful contribution to Environmental Education and, subsequently, Education for Sustainable Development. Empirical evidence seems to support this agenda showcasing that geographical knowledge, defined as human-environment interaction, can better equip students with the knowledge required in relation to ESD-topics
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Future geography teachers for the planet. Powerful (disciplinary) knowledge and education for sustainable development (ESD) in initial teacher education (ITE) International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-12-23 Péter Bagoly-Simó, Jeana Kriewaldt
Published in International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education (Vol. 32, No. 1, 2023)
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Language in primary and secondary geography education: a systematic literature review of empirical geography education research International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-12-15 Neli Heidari, Markus Sebastian Feser, Nina Scholten, Knut Schwippert, Sandra Sprenger
Abstract Academic language in geography education has attracted attention due to the increasing linguistic heterogeneity in most classrooms. Considering that subject-specific language differs from the language students use in their everyday lives, language-aware geography education contributes to addressing subject-specific language demands. However, there seems to be little empirical research and
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Analysis and assessment of the environmental awareness of primary school pupils on the management and sustainable use of water International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-12-15 Mª Paz Pozo-Muñoz, Carolina Martín-Gámez, Leticia C. Velasco-Martínez
Abstract Water care and aquatic ecosystems play a fundamental role in the health and sustainable development of our society. From this perspective, education and water culture are key elements for increasing environmental awareness of the socio-environmental problems and risks associated with the sustainable use and management of water resources. The aim of this study is ascertain the level of environmental
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Geography teacher educators’ identity, roles and professional learning in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-12-10 Emma Rawlings Smith, Elizabeth A. C. Rushton
Abstract Globally, teacher educators work in contexts which are shaped and informed by persistent policy reform and global environmental crises which we argue, combine to create a professional life that is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA). Through a case study of geography teacher educators (GTEs) based in England, we explore the experiences, knowledge and professional growth of teacher
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The influence of environmental education on Omani students self-reported environmental attitudes and behaviours International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Hana M. Al Balushi, Abdullah K. Ambusaidi
Abstract The objective of this research is to consider the self-reported environmental attitudes and behaviours of Omani students and identify the factors that determine them. This research aims to explore the current environmental education curriculum in Oman. Specifically, this research is designed to identify school-related factors that might influence Omani students’ self-reported environmental
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IRGEE in retrospect – the 30th anniversary serving the international geography and environmental education communities International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-12-05 Chang Chew-Hung, Kidman Gillian, Lidstone John, Stoltman Joseph
Published in International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education (Vol. 31, No. 4, 2022)
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Reviewers International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-12-05 Gillian Kidman, Chew-Hung Chang
Published in International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education (Vol. 31, No. 4, 2022)
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Towards powerful knowledge: an Australian case study of prospective teachers’ knowledge and dispositions for sustainability education International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-11-16 Jeana Kriewaldt, Shu Jun Lee
Abstract Preparing school teachers goes beyond equipping them with instrumental knowledge of curriculum, pedagogy, and experiences of how this can be enacted in practice. They must be prepared to understand and encompass compelling social issues of justice, equity, and sustainability. To do this they need to understand pressing environmental issues as a forerunner to incorporate sustainability into
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Mentoring geography teachers in the secondary school a practical guide International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-11-15 Mark Jones
Published in International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education (Vol. 32, No. 4, 2023)
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Powerful pedagogies for the school geography curriculum International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-11-14 Margaret Roberts
Abstract Michael Young’s concept of “powerful knowledge” has received widespread attention from many in geographical education. I use the claims Young has made about powerful knowledge as a starting point for considering how pedagogic practices could contribute to making geographical education powerful. I present three sets of pedagogic practices: connecting everyday knowledge with school knowledge;
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How is the use of GIS in geographical and environmental education evaluated? Findings from a systematic review International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-11-10 Gerasimos Konstantakatos, Lia Galani
Abstract This study presents the findings from the literature review of 30 empirical research articles on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Geographic and Environmental Education published in the last decade (2010-2020). Using systematic review methodology, we recorded and synthesized current knowledge from the literature on how the use of GIS in education is assessed. The findings
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Spatial thinking and GIS: developing and assessing student competencies International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-10-31 James Hickman
Abstract Spatial thinking is an integral skill for geography students to develop. Whilst many spatial competencies have been identified by researchers, and the merits of GIS seemingly ubiquitous in the published literature, little work has been done into how students’ spatial thinking skills can be assessed. Therefore, further investigation into the relationship between spatial thinking and performance
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How is flood risk explained in the subject of geography in Spanish schools? An approach based on social science textbooks (primary education) International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-10-18 Álvaro-Francisco Morote, Jorge Olcina, María Hernández
Abstract The main natural risk in the Mediterranean region is flooding. Therefore, in Spain, explaining this issue in Primary Education classrooms of Social Sciences should be a priority and is established as such in the current curriculum. The aims of this study are to carry out an analysis of the contents on flood risk included in the Social Science textbooks (3rd cycle; 5th and 6th) of Primary Education
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GeoCapabilities 3—knowledge and values in education for the Anthropocene International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-10-14 David Mitchell
Abstract The GeoCapabilities project asks how powerful geographical knowledge can be brought into a curriculum to enhance students’ capabilities to be free to make choices for a life they value. This paper reports on the GeoCapabilities phase 3 project which explored the social justice dimension of GeoCapabilities by working with teachers and students in challenging schools. The capabilities lens,
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Assessment and evaluation in geographical and environmental education International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-08-19 Gillian Kidman, Chew-Hung Chang
Published in International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education (Vol. 31, No. 3, 2022)
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Students’ motivation during experimental activities: an empirical study with GeoBoxes in Germany International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-06-09 Nick Naujoks, Dietmar Gölitz, Christiane Tellesch-Bülow, Marion Händel, Jan Christoph Schubert
Abstract This study investigates students’ motivation during experimentation in geography lessons by implementing a newly developed experimental kit on soils (GeoBox) in Germany. The study focuses on a first evaluation by means of a one-group pretest/posttest design. Fifth-grade students (N = 166) answered a questionnaire pertaining to regular geography lessons (pretest) and took part in eight lessons
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Determinants and challenges of distance geographical education in Polish schools International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Iwona Piotrowska, Dawid Abramowicz, Małgorzata Cichoń, Jakub Sypniewski
Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic, which has swept around the world since the beginning of 2020, has had a significant impact on education. Overnight, there has been a transition from traditional to distance learning. Both teachers and students of all types and levels of education had to face a new, unknown reality for which, in the vast majority, they were not properly prepared. The paper attempts to
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Life-long and life-wide education for our sustainable future International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-05-26 Chew-Hung Chang, Gillian Kidman
(2022). Life-long and life-wide education for our sustainable future. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education: Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 85-88.
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Using geography’s conceptual ways of thinking to teach about sustainable development International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Alaric Maude
Abstract This paper discusses how geography’s disciplinary ways of thinking can equip teachers “to organize deep geographical learning” about sustainable development in their students. These ways of thinking are based on the subject’s core concepts, and the ones selected for discussion in this paper are environment, interconnection and place. The paper argues, first, that knowledge of the ways that
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Powerful knowledge, disciplinary knowledge, curriculum knowledge: educational knowledge in question International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-04-03 Johan Muller
Abstract This paper traces the sociological roots of the ‘knowledge turn’ and a concept centrally identified with it, ‘powerful knowledge’, beginning with the work of Basil Bernstein which was subsequently elaborated in a wide range of contexts-of-use in the broad field of curriculum studies. The paper distinguishes different reasons educators have for engaging with curriculum which the paper classifies
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Numbers and graphs - what sort of mathematical literacy do we need for geographical education in uncertain times International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Gillian Kidman, Chew-Hung Chang
(2022). Numbers and graphs - what sort of mathematical literacy do we need for geographical education in uncertain times. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education: Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 1-4.
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The impact of geography information system integrated teaching on underachieving students’ intrinsic motivation International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-01-21 Soon Singh Bikar, Balan Rathakrishnan, Zulfikar Rabe, Hanifah Mahat, Sabariah Sharif, Rosy Talin
Abstract Research shows that the number of Malaysian upper secondary school students electing geography as a study choice and their achievement level in the subject has declined. One reason appears to be a lack of motivation to study geography. However, limited research has been conducted to explore the impact of geographic information system (GIS) integrated teaching on underachieving geography students’
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Reviewers International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2021-11-03 Gillian Kidman, Chew-Hung Chang
(2021). Reviewers. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education: Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 371-371.
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Does specialization in geography teaching determine teachers’ conceptions of geography teaching? International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2021-10-08 Petr Knecht, Michaela Spurná
Abstract Many countries worldwide consider the demand for lowering the qualification level of teachers as a possible solution to the long-term lack of qualified teachers, aging teaching staff, and high teacher drop-out rate. In Czechia, geography is increasingly being taught by non-specialist teachers; therefore, we compared specialized and non-specialized geography teachers’ teaching conceptions.
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Connections in a changing world – reflections from international research in geographical and environmental education International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2021-10-05 Chew-Hung Chang, Gillian Kidman
(2021). Connections in a changing world – reflections from international research in geographical and environmental education. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education: Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 279-282.
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Book review: if you only read one book outside your normal area this year … International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2021-08-20 John Lidstone
(2021). Book review: if you only read one book outside your normal area this year … International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education: Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 366-370.
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Environmental education: effects on knowledge, attitudes and perceptions, and gender differences International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2021-10-01 Rosario Del Rey, Mónica Ojeda, Joaquín A. Mora-Merchán, M. Nieves Sánchez-Díaz, Beatriz Morgado, M. J. Lasaga
Abstract Environmental education is a decisive tool in the promotion of a citizenry committed to environmental sustainability. Among the current challenges, the management of water shortage is one of the main issues, thus addressing it from childhood is crucial to enhance the connection with nature. Few studies report on the impact of educational programmes about water on minors; therefore, this exploratory
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How is geography taught in Irish primary schools? A large scale nationwide study International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2021-09-16 Joe Usher
Abstract There is limited research pertaining to primary teachers’ practices in geography education in the Republic of Ireland (RoI). Geography is one of only primary curriculum subjects which has never been reviewed since its enactment in 1999. This study addresses this research gap, establishing clarity on current teaching practices by presenting a large-scale nationwide survey of Irish primary teachers’
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“She just can’t break it down to the classroom…”: expert perspectives on German geography trainee teachers’ competencies and initial teaching International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2021-09-03 Frank Fischer
Abstract Despite the preparatory service as a second practical phase of teacher training, German secondary geography teachers often experience a reality shock at the beginning of their teaching careers. Teacher trainers, the teacher educators of the second phase, guide trainee teachers through their transition from university to school. This qualitative study provides beneficial insights on geography
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World-mindedness of young people during the rise in migration in Europe: a case study of Czechia, Finland, Germany and The Netherlands International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Martin Hanus, Sirpa Tani, Tine Béneker, Steffen Höhnle
Abstract During the 2015 sudden rise in migration movements in Europe, approximately 2.4 million refugees arrived in Europe and 1.2 million asylum applications were received in the European Union countries. We were interested in finding out whether these rapid changes and the polarised attitudes represented in the media affected young people’s attitudes towards people with different cultural backgrounds