Teaching Geography in Secondary Schools: A Reader (Teaching in Secondary Schools) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415260787 ISBN 13: 9780415260787

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

A companion to Aspects of Teaching Secondary Geography, Teaching Geography in the Secondary School: A Reader brings together a wide range of key writings that look at central issues, debates and ideas surrounding geography education today. It encourages students to reflect critically upon the issues in order to develop their understanding of these issues and to consider the implications for their classroom practice.

About this title

Synopsis

This volume brings together a range of articles, extracts from books and reports that inform an understanding of secondary schools in today's educational climate, and which together provide an exploration of the bigger picture of geography education. Divided into sections to help structure reading, it covers: changes and challenges to geography education; curriculum planning and course development; continuity and progression; teaching styles and strategies; ICT and geography; citizenship and geography; environmental change and sustainable development; and the role of research. The "Teaching in Secondary Schools" series brings together collections of articles by highly experienced educators that focus on the issues surrounding the teaching of National Curriculum subjects. They are resources for those studying to become teachers and for newly qualified teachers and more experienced practitioners, particularly those mentoring students and NQTs. The companion volume to this book is "Aspects of Teaching Secondary Geography: Perspectives on Practice".

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0415260787
• ISBN 13: 9780415260787
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Smith Margaret