For geographers across the globe this book provides the
arguments for a return to the teaching of geography and why they
should reject the politicisation of the subject by education policy
makers and politicians. Standish s careful critique shows the
necessity of a depoliticised geography curriculum the irony of
which would be that it would ensure that every child could point to
Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan on a map.
Prof. Dennis Hayes Oxford Brookes University, UK
'A prescient and critical analysis of the changing face of
geography
teaching. This book deserves to be widely read and debated. Alex
Standish's book puts current trends in geography teaching in
historical and critical context. It comprises a forthright and
timely defence of geographical education for its own sake.'
Dr Jim Butcher, FRSA, Department of Sport Science, Tourism and
Leisure, Canterbury Christ Church University.
Since the early 1990s, educational policy makers and some
subject leaders have been seeking to fundamentally change the
teaching of geography in UK and US schools, from a subject which
encourages students to explore spatial concepts, ideas and skills,
to a more ethics based subject concerned with the promotion of
environmentalism, cultural diversity and social justice. In this
book the new approach is critically examined, within a historical
and ideological context, addressing a number of fundamental
questions:
- Should geography be used as a tool for the delivery of
citizenship ideals? How does this affect the intellectual and moral
value of geographical education for young people?
- If the state and teachers are taking more responsibility for
the values, attitudes and emotional responses of students, how will
they learn to develop these qualities for themselves?
- If global perspectives shift the focus of education from
learning about the outside world to learning about the self, what
is its vision of social progress and conception of social
change?
This book advocates a return to liberal models of education,
arguing that the new approach to geography currently being promoted
for schools fundamentally undermines the educational value of the
subject, and the freedom of young people to shape the world in
which they live.
A vital resource for teachers and student teachers alike,
"Global Perspectives in the Geography Curriculum makes a
significant contribution to the growing debate about the future
direction of the discipline itself.
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