Developing Pupils' 'Personal Geographies' - Is the Personalization of Geography Education Beneficial?

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dc.contributor.authorButt, Graham
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-05T21:12:43Z
dc.date.available2023-12-05T21:12:43Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractFrom September 2008, the Geography National Curriculum taught in English state schools has made explicit reference to pupils' 'personal geographies'. This article explores what is meant by this term, the extent to which teachers at Key Stage 3 ( 11-13 year old pupils) already engage with this concept, and the caveats geography teachers may need to apply when exploring pupils' personal geographies. A questionnaire survey, followed by semi-structured interviews with geography teachers (N=21) from secondary schools in the English West Midlands, reveals the extent to which teachers consider 'personal geographies' to be important in their teaching and pupils' learning. Findings suggest that although teachers are very positive towards pupils exploring their 'personal geographies' they are also aware that in so doing professional and ethical questions may be raised.
dc.description.departmentGeography and Environmental Studies
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dc.format.extent20 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationButt, G. (2009). Developing pupils' 'personal geographies' - Is the personalization of geography education beneficial?. Research in Geographic Education, 11(1), pp. 5-24.
dc.identifier.issn1529-0085
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/17426
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education
dc.sourceResearch in Geographic Education, 2009, Vol. 11, No.1, pp. 5-24.
dc.subjectgeography
dc.subjectgeography education
dc.subjectpersonal geographies
dc.subjectschool geography
dc.subjectpersonalization
dc.titleDeveloping Pupils' 'Personal Geographies' - Is the Personalization of Geography Education Beneficial?
dc.typeArticle

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