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International differences in thinking geographically, and why ‘the local’ matters

Brooks, C; (2017) International differences in thinking geographically, and why ‘the local’ matters. In: Fargher, M and Brooks, C and Butt, G, (eds.) The Power of Geographical Thinking. (pp. 169-179). Springer: Cham, Switzerland. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

This chapter explore how geography teachers in four countries understand the discipline of geography and how differences in understanding may affect the representation of the subject in the school curriculum. Drawing upon an international project, using the data collected from teachers in England, this chapter focuses on the implications of these findings, by emphasising how a teacher’s understanding of geography can influence how they view and teach the geography curriculum. This research draws upon Stengel’s (Journal of Curriculum Studies, 29(5), 585–602, (1997) observations that the relationship between academic and school geography has both an epistemological and ethical dimension, and on Bernstein’s (Class, codes and control. Vol. 3. Towards a theory of educational transmissions (2nd ed.). Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, (1977) notion of recontextualisation to understand how the geography curriculum is made and defined locally. The findings reveal the significance of legacy issues within national and local contexts and how these can influence geography teachers, even if they feel a lack of agency as curriculum makers. The implications of this work are significant, as different interpretations of what constitutes geographical knowledge can be seen as barriers to developing internationally agreed understandings. This school-orientated influences can affect how young people are taught to value geography and how they are inducted into thinking geographically.

Type: Book chapter
Title: International differences in thinking geographically, and why ‘the local’ matters
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-49986-4_12
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49986-4_12
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Academic Discipline, National Curriculum, School Subject, Pedagogic Discourse, Geographical Knowledge
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10135022
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