Curriculum Development: Producing "Geographers" for the 21st Century

Autor/inn/en	Whalley, W. Brian; Saunders, Angharad; Lewis, Robin A.; Buenemann, Michaela; Sutton, Paul C.
Titel	Curriculum Development: Producing "Geographers" for the 21st Century
Quelle	In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 35 (2011) 3, S.379-393 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8265
Schlagwörter	Geography Instruction; Curriculum Development; Teaching Methods; Course Content; Relevance (Education); Curriculum Evaluation; Foreign Countries; Skill Analysis; Educational Needs; Educational Strategies; Educational Change; Educational Trends; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kursprogramm; Relevance; Relevanz; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Ausland; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Lehrstrategie; Bildungsreform; Bildungsentwicklung; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	We take a fresh look at geography curricula and their appropriateness to the demands of the 21st century. We reflect on the purpose, content and relevance of undergraduate geography curricula in an age of "supercomplexity". Geography curricula, by their nature, are varied and multiple, with different countries often privileging different types of geographical knowledge and skills. The paper emerges from a group of US and UK geographers and so focuses mainly upon Anglo-American geographical traditions. We highlight the need to provide generic and employability skills as part of the rapidly changing requirements into which geographical skills and knowledge need to be integrated. The knowledge base may well change according to circumstances (for example, adaptation to environmental change) that will require geographers to be able to contribute to the community and thereby enhance the overall stature of geography. A geographical outlook, reflecting space and change, remains at the heart of geography and can provide a unique selling point for its study. Graduates will need to promote their geographical knowledge and skills in order to cope with employment possibilities, so instructors will need to diversify their teaching methods to embrace active learning and problem-orientated approaches to the delivery of geographical curricula. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10