A reference guide to geography education. Entries, arranged alphabetically, cover: government legislation and reports; famous geography educators; resources; research findings; movements, trends, debates and issues; organizations; and key concepts. An analytical index helps the reader to choose paths through the book, connecting entries.

THIS IS THE SERIES BLURB...LIST ALL BOOKS TOGETHER: Continuum Studies in Reflective Practice and Research is a new series of textbooks aimed at teaching students. As with Andrew Pollard's books, they use the idiom of reflective teaching. In other words, they avoids the two extreme views about learning to teach, namely that it is best done simply through acquiring practical "tricks of the trade" without any theory or that it is best done applying sytematized, objective theory. The distinctive feature of relective teaching is that it encourages practitioners to develop by continually...

Modernizing schools: people, learning and organisations' poses four key questions:

* What are the antecedents of the current waves of modernization and what directions is it taking in England and internationally?

* Does workforce modernization, in whatever form, offer meaningful ways forward for the teaching profession in England and other countries?

* How is the leadership of change to take place with respect to educational modernization in England and elsewhere?

* What alternative approaches to remodelling might be developed with regard to the workforce labour...

In this fully updated third edition Graham Butt provides in-depth practical advice on how to plan lessons effectively. Topics covered include
* Understanding the importance of lesson planning
* Planning for difference
* Using lesson plans to aid behaviour mangement
* Examples of effective lesson plans across the curriculum

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
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