Children, Education and Geography: Rethinking Intersections

ISBN-13: 9781032164328 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 296 str.

Hammond, Lauren

Opis

This book examines the intersections between children, education and geography. With a particular focus on children’s geographies and geographies of education, the book draws upon cutting-edge research to consider how　geographical education can be enhanced through increased engagement with these fields.

Spis treści

Introduction 1 The child and their (geographical) education  Section one: Geographies of education and educational spaces  2 Geographies of education at macro-, meso- and micro- scales: Young people and international student mobility  3 Geographies of education spaces: Architecture, materialities, power, and identity  4 Children’s geography and schools: Beyond the mandated curriculum  Section two: Children’s geographies and their significance in, and to, everyday life and education  5 Connecting children’s and young people’s geographies and geography education: Why this matters to and for children, education and society  6 Becoming acquainted: Aspects of diversity in children’s geographies  7 Student voice, democratic education and geography: Reflecting on the findings of a survey of undergraduate geography students  8 The value of geography to an individual’s education  9 Young people’s geographies, schooling, and the curriculum problem: Where have all the cool places gone?  Section three: Progressive geographies in education  10 De/colonizing the (geography) curriculum  11 Climate Change Education: Following the information  12 Expanding students’ concept of ‘home’: teaching migration with a geographic capabilities approach  13 Looking closely for environmental learning: Citizen science and environmental sustainability education  14 Paying attention with more-than-human worlds: Field-visiting  Conclusion  15 Moving forwards: Strengthening engagement across the intersections between children, education and geography