[PDF] Geographical Knowledge Construction And Production eBook

Author : Archie K. Deen
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 35,83 MB
Release : 2015-09-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 1627340432

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Geographical Knowledge Construction and Production: Teacher and Student Perspectives is a readable and illuminating account of three high school classrooms in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. It challenges the narrow focus of the Advanced Placement (AP) programme as a tool for admission into colleges and universities in the United States. The research provides insight into the College Board's AP programme and argues for teaching and learning that is transformative and geared toward equipping students with the skills and knowledge necessary to confront the challenges of the 21st century. In particular, it advocates for geographic education that is anchored in the structure of the subject, teasing wherever possible, the contradictions and tensions embedded in the complexities of facts relating to people and places. This book is essential reading for professors and students of education, teachers and students of AP courses, parents, administrators, and state and federal agencies vested in the AP programme.

Author : Archie Kwame Deen
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Page : pages
File Size : 30,23 MB
Release : 2012
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In the U.S., educators and policy-makers (both federal and state) view the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) programme as a measure of educational excellence. State and federal subsidies and the use of AP examinations scores as an admissions 'tool' by U.S. universities have aided the programme's growth. However, growing scepticism and questions regarding the 'integrity' of the programme, suggest that much of the 'AP experience' maybe superficial, lacking in depth and scope. In Advanced Placement Human Geography (APHG), teaching and learning 'covers' definitions of terms, the vocabulary of the topics and case studies. My research focuses on a portrayal of APHG and in particular attempts to understand the knowledge constructed and produced by the teachers and students. Through this study, teaching and learning in three APHG classrooms are revealed. It sheds light on the experiences of three teachers and their students in their contextual situations. The study addresses the research questions: what and how is knowledge constructed and produced in APHG lessons? The data, obtained using qualitative-interpretive approaches, is based on interviews, lesson observations, video recorded lessons, questionnaire completion and journal entries. The data strongly suggest that a single textbook defines the scope and limits of geographical knowledge transacted for much of the APHG experience. Additionally, the data suggest that the textbook supersedes the experiential knowledge of the students and the impact of the teachers, who also rely heavily on the authorised knowledge of the textbook. My research data, interpreted through the 'lens' of critical pedagogy, re-visits the debate on power and knowledge. My study takes a fresh look at the authentic classroom experience and provides new and deeper understanding of APHG.

Author : John A Agnew
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 17,28 MB
Release : 2011-03-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 1412910811

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Broad in scope and edited by two massive names in geography, this is a critical exploration of how the field has emerged and fared over the course of its modern institutionalization.

Author : John A Agnew
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 21,89 MB
Release : 2011-02-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 1446209547

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A refreshingly innovative approach to charting geographical knowledge. A wide range of authors trace the social construction and contestation of geographical ideas through the sites of their production and their relational geographies of engagement. This creative and comprehensive book offers an extremely valuable tool to professionals and students alike. - Victoria Lawson, University of Washington "A Handbook that recasts geograph′s history in original, thought-provoking ways. Eschewing the usual chronological march through leading figures and big ideas, it looks at geography against the backdrop of the places and institutional contexts where it has been produced, and the social-cum-intellectual currents underlying some of its most important concepts." - Alexander B. Murphy, University of Oregon The SAGE Handbook of Geographical Knowledge is a critical inquiry into how geography as a field of knowledge has been produced, re-produced, and re-imagined. It comprises three sections on geographical orientations, geography′s venues, and critical geographical concepts and controversies. The first provides an overview of the genealogy of "geography". The second highlights the types of spatial settings and locations in which geographical knowledge has been produced. The third focuses on venues of primary importance in the historical geography of geographical thought. Orientations includes chapters on: Geography - the Genealogy of a Term; Geography′s Narratives and Intellectual History Geography′s Venues includes chapters on: Field; Laboratory; Observatory; Archive; Centre of Calculation; Mission Station; Battlefield; Museum; Public Sphere; Subaltern Space; Financial Space; Art Studio; Botanical/Zoological Gardens; Learned Societies Critical concepts and controversies - includes chapters on: Environmental Determinism; Region; Place; Nature and Culture; Development; Conservation; Geopolitics; Landscape; Time; Cycle of Erosion; Time; Gender; Race/Ethnicity; Social Class; Spatial Analysis; Glaciation; Ice Ages; Map; Climate Change; Urban/Rural. Comprehensive without claiming to be encyclopedic, textured and nuanced, this Handbook will be a key resource for all researchers with an interest in the pasts, presents and futures of geography.

Author : Robert J. Mayhew
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 13,38 MB
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 1421438542

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J. Withers

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Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 10985 pages
File Size : 48,5 MB
Release : 2009-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0080449107

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The International Encyclopedia of Human Geography provides an authoritative and comprehensive source of information on the discipline of human geography and its constituent, and related, subject areas. The encyclopedia includes over 1,000 detailed entries on philosophy and theory, key concepts, methods and practices, biographies of notable geographers, and geographical thought and praxis in different parts of the world. This groundbreaking project covers every field of human geography and the discipline’s relationships to other disciplines, and is global in scope, involving an international set of contributors. Given its broad, inclusive scope and unique online accessibility, it is anticipated that the International Encyclopedia of Human Geography will become the major reference work for the discipline over the coming decades. The Encyclopedia will be available in both limited edition print and online via ScienceDirect – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit http://info.sciencedirect.com/content/books/ref_works/coming/ Available online on ScienceDirect and in limited edition print format Broad, interdisciplinary coverage across human geography: Philosophy, Methods, People, Social/Cultural, Political, Economic, Development, Health, Cartography, Urban, Historical, Regional Comprehensive and unique - the first of its kind in human geography

Author : Dydia DeLyser
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 32,59 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 1412919916

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The process of learning qualitative research has altered dramatically and this Handbook explores the growth, change, and complexity within the topic and looks back over its history to assess the current state of the art, and indicate possible future directions. Moving beyond textbook rehearsals of standard issues, the book examines key methodological debates and conflicts, approaching them in a critical, discursive manner.

Author : Graham Butt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 36,73 MB
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 1472535731

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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 - constructing geographical knowledge - ethical considerations - carrying out research projects MasterClass in Geography Education will be essential reading for all studying the teaching and learning of geography on PGCE and Education MEd/MA courses.

Author : Charles W. J. Withers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,81 MB
Release : 2001-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521642026

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Charles Withers' book brings together work on the history of geography and the history of science with extensive archival analysis to explore how geographical knowledge has been used to shape an understanding of the nation. Using Scotland as an exemplar, the author places geographical knowledge in its wider intellectual context to afford insights into perspectives of empire, national identity and the geographies of science. In so doing, he advances a new area of geographical enquiry, the historical geography of geographical knowledge, and demonstrates how and why different forms of geographical knowledge have been used in the past to constitute national identity, and where those forms were constructed and received. The book will make an important contribution to the study of nationhood and empire and will therefore interest historians, as well as students of historical geography and historians of science. It is theoretically engaging, empirically rich and beautifully illustrated.