Australian Primary In-Service Teachers' Conceptions of Geography

Autor/in	Preston, Lou
Titel	Australian Primary In-Service Teachers' Conceptions of Geography
Quelle	In: International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 24 (2015) 2, S.167-180 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1038-2046
DOI	10.1080/10382046.2014.993173
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Qualitative Research; Geography; Concept Formation; National Curriculum; Geography Instruction; Teaching Methods; Teacher Surveys; Experienced Teachers; Beginning Teachers; Curriculum Implementation; Interviews; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Qualitative Forschung; Geografie; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Australien
Abstract	This paper reports on the second part of a two pronged qualitative investigation that examines the ways in which Australian primary teachers conceptualise geography and geography teaching. In the first part of the project, 47 pre-service primary teachers were surveyed. In this paper, I draw on interviews with six in-service primary teachers to explore their experiences, conceptions and perceptions of geography. The findings indicate a noticeable difference between the conceptions of geography held by experienced teachers and those of early career, in-service teachers. Similar to the pre-service teachers studied in part one of this study, the early career teachers had a narrow, information-oriented conception of geography and geography education. Conversely, the experienced teachers portrayed more complex, relational and process-oriented perspectives. The paper concludes by exploring some of the implications for the implementation of the new National geography curriculum in Australia. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01