An English Geography Curriculum Abroad: Using "Third Space" as an Ideal Type to Understand Similarity and Difference

Autor/in	Chapman, Kay
Titel	An English Geography Curriculum Abroad: Using "Third Space" as an Ideal Type to Understand Similarity and Difference
Quelle	In: Research in Comparative and International Education, 11 (2016) 4, S.357-368 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1745-4999
DOI	10.1177/1745499916679557
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; International Schools; English; Geography Instruction; International Education; Epistemology; Neoliberalism; Ideology; Knowledge Level; Cultural Awareness; Curriculum; Foreign Policy; Language of Instruction; Power Structure; Sri Lanka + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; International school; Internationale Schule; English language; Englisch; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Internationale Erziehung; Erkenntnistheorie; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Ideologie; Wissensbasis; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Außenpolitik; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Ceylon
Abstract	Where there is a demand for English-medium schooling and English academic qualifications in a former British colony such as Sri Lanka, questions about power relations and the construction of knowledge are raised. Geography is a school subject that claims to make sense of the world. In this article I propose a postcolonial theoretical framework and the concept of third space as an ideal type to compare with interaction in the pedagogical third space of geography classrooms where the syllabus is from a colonial epistemology, teachers may be local or British expatriate and pupils are from affluent families desirous of an English education. This comparison will help further our understanding of how and what kind of geographical knowledge of difference and similarity is constructed through interaction between the syllabus, pupils and teachers in geography classrooms in British international schools. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01