Showing papers in "Journal of Geography in Higher Education in 2018"
TL;DR: In this paper, a combination of the virtual and real world is used to help students in learning abstract and complex subjects, which can help them in learning complex and abstract and abstract subjects.
Abstract: Augmented reality (AR) technology is commonly used in education. AR offers a combination of the virtual and real world; thus, it can help students in learning abstract and complex subjects. The pur...
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TL;DR: This article explored the everyday particulars of life in academia for PhD candidates and ECRs under the tide of financial cuts and increased competition for funding, arguing that the push for ever increasing outputs attends most of our time and represents a distinctly different form of scholarship than has been traditionally considered as the pathway into academia, not seldom jeopardizing well-being of young academics, one that needs to be interrogated by geographers.
Abstract: Work intensification is a characteristic of the current neoliberal trend in academia. Postgraduates and Early Career Researchers (PhD candidates and ECRs) in geography are no strangers to this development but are rarely the focus of publications or dialogue on the (gendered) outcomes of the academy’s neoliberal agenda. Encouraged by the recent emotional turn in the social sciences and humanities, this article seeks to unveil some of the everyday particulars of life in academia for PhD candidates and ECRs under the tide of financial cuts and increased competition for funding. We explore the question: “Who can – and indeed wants to – play this game?” As three early and one mid-career academic women in four different institutions in the Global North, we make use of reflexivity, autobiographical writing, and reflection, to analyze increasingly stressful and demanding working conditions. Through the depiction of our lived experiences, we contend that the push for ever increasing outputs attends most of our time and represents a distinctly different form of scholarship than has been traditionally considered as the pathway into academia, not seldom jeopardizing well-being of young academics, one that needs to be interrogated by geographers.
58 citations
TL;DR: Systems thinking is regarded as a key competence in the field of education for sustainable development (ESD), because it helps students to understand the complexity and dynamics of natural, social... as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Systems thinking is regarded as a key competence in the field of education for sustainable development (ESD), because it helps students to understand the complexity and dynamics of natural, social ...
57 citations
TL;DR: A review of papers in The Journal of Geography in Higher Education (JGHE) suggests seven modes in the toolkit of Geographical Education as discussed by the authors, including fieldwork.
Abstract: Fieldwork is the most powerful learning invitation in the toolkit of Geographical Education This review of papers in The Journal of Geography in Higher Education (JGHE) suggests seven modes in the
46 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the broader purposes and values of disciplinary teaching in contributing to individual human development and explore approaches to developing the geography curriculum in ways that re-assert the educational value of geographical thinking for students.
Abstract: A geographical education offers more than skills, subject knowledge and generic attributes. It also develops a set of discipline-specific capabilities that contribute to a graduate’s future learning and experience, granting them special ways of thinking for lifelong development and for contributing to the welfare of themselves, their community and their world. This paper considers the broader purposes and values of disciplinary teaching in contributing to individual human development. Set in the context of recent debates concerning the role of the university and the neo-liberalisation of higher education this paper explores approaches to developing the geography curriculum in ways that re-assert the educational value of geographical thinking for students. Using international examples of teaching and learning practice in geography, we recognise five geocapabilities: use of the geographical imagination; ethical subject-hood with respect to the impacts of geographical processes; integrative thinking ...
31 citations
TL;DR: In this article, student perceptions of the benefits and challenges of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) in a fieldwork context have been investigated from six field courses across two institutions.
Abstract: This paper reports student perceptions of the benefits and challenges of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in a fieldwork context. Student perceptions from six field courses across two institutions have...
26 citations
TL;DR: In the context of current discussions on natural hazards, natural risks and (human) disasters around the world, the aspect of disaster risk reduction (DRR) is gaining more and more importance.
Abstract: In the context of current discussions on natural hazards, natural risks and (human) disasters around the world, the aspect of disaster risk reduction (DRR) is gaining more and more importance. The ...
22 citations
TL;DR: In this article, problem-based learning can be implemented in South African geography teacher education to foster geography students' self-directed learning skills, and a longitudinal case study was conducted.
Abstract: Problem-based learning can be implemented in South African geography teacher education to foster geography students’ self-directed learning skills. The purpose of this longitudinal case study was t...
22 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an important segment of the evaluation of the quality of teaching at university level in accordance with the principles of the Basic Beliefs of Learning (BFL).
Abstract: Students’ opinion and assessment of the quality of teaching presents an important segment of the evaluation of the quality of teaching at university level in accordance with the principles of the B...
21 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine how tutors respond to the affective and emotional geographies that arise during international fieldwork which also affect perceptions of "place" using the innovative strategy of student-led teaching of peers.
Abstract: The benefits and challenges of international fieldwork are well rehearsed. However, understanding of students’ affective experiences during fieldwork is less well developed. Little examination has been given to how tutors respond to the affective and emotional geographies that arise during international fieldwork which also affect perceptions of “place”. Using the innovative strategy of student-led teaching of peers, this paper examines how, firstly, the emotional geographies on international fieldwork can be identified and, secondly, how tutors can respond with appropriate teaching and learning strategies to enhance the fieldwork experience of students in terms of their personal and scholarly development. Based on field courses to Barcelona, Spain, we analyse a range of media from video and oral interviews, field notebooks and reflective essays to reveal students’ perceptions and emotions of participating in international fieldwork. Most revealing are the themes and issues raised by more “immediate” reflection undertaken in-the-field compared to the more “refined” and considered reflexivity completed after the fieldtrip. Such understandings of the emotional geographies can enable appropriate teaching and learning strategies to be employed.
21 citations
TL;DR: This article proposed a single, comprehensive university-level course to improve geography education via teacher preparation programs, which has been a concern for nearly three decades, but few examples of such a course exist.
Abstract: How to improve geography education via teacher preparation programs has been a concern for nearly three decades, but few examples of a single, comprehensive university-level course exist. The purpo...
TL;DR: The fieldwork is an important part of undergraduate degrees in Geography and has been shown to be an effective pedagogic strategy as mentioned in this paper, and fieldtrips are often to remote locations, both residential and shorter ones.
Abstract: Fieldwork is an important part of undergraduate degrees in Geography and has been shown to be an effective pedagogic strategy. Fieldtrips are often to remote locations, both residential and shorter...
TL;DR: In this paper, the Lucerne Declaration on Geographical Education for Sustainable Development (GLEDD) is discussed and the authors are interested to what extent the goals of this declarat...
Abstract: Nearly 15 years after the Rio Conference and 10 years after the Lucerne Declaration on Geographical Education for Sustainable Development we are interested to what extent the goals of this declarat...
TL;DR: In this paper, the attributes and values which equip geographers to engage in the scholarship of teaching and learning are discussed, and a summary of key characteristics of geographers is presented.
Abstract: In this paper we draw attention to the attributes and values which equip geographers to engage in the scholarship of teaching and learning. We begin by summarising key characteristics of geographer...
TL;DR: To achieve a deep and wide implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) into all forms of education, the capacity of educators and trainers needs to be increased as discussed by the authors, and this paper descri...
Abstract: To achieve a deep and wide implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) into all forms of education, the capacity of educators and trainers needs to be increased. This paper descri...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that teaching from a qualitative GIS framework can effectively communicate the fundamentals of modern spatial theory, drawing from field experiences and deliverables across four terms.
Abstract: As social and postmodern ontologies continue to shape our definition of space, undergraduate instructors have struggled to incorporate these paradigms in the geography classroom. Recent research suggests that practical applications using field work, qualitative research, and geographic information science can augment students’ understanding of these spatial ontologies. Qualitative GIS holds promise as a means to integrate these methods in geographic education, yet there are no signs to date that the methodology has transitioned from research to teaching. This paper details our attempt to incorporate qualitative GIS into an undergraduate urban field studies course in lieu of a strictly lab-based GIS assignment. We outline our approach before discussing students’ engagement with the assignment in greater depth. Drawing from field experiences and deliverables across four terms, we argue that teaching from a qualitative GIS framework can effectively communicate the fundamentals of modern spatial theor...
TL;DR: The strengths and weaknesses of mobile applications such as Collector are described, and solutions for faculty interested in mobile applications for the field-based capture of multi-sensory data are provided.
Abstract: Mobile technology is increasingly widespread in geographic instruction, raising questions about how to integrate and analyse data from multiple users. Collector for ArcGIS allows researchers to gat...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the significance of students' materiality of accommodation as a factor that shapes and shapes and is in turn shaped by students' qualitative and experiential experiences of living and studying.
Abstract: This paper is an initial exploration of the significance of students’
accommodation as spaces for learning In interviews, students of
Geography and Planning discuss the spatiality of studying, and
how their student housing features in this The diversity of student
living and studying emerges clearly Yet there are some commonalities,
notably the significance of the materiality of accommodation
as a factor that shapes and is in turn shaped by students’
agency Their accounts underline the ways they seek to shape key
aspects of their lives, and the reflective, learning, approach many
take to this task The paper concludes by drawing out implications
for university tutors and lecturers It also suggests avenues for
further research
TL;DR: In this article, the authors suggest that a range of actors and contingencies are involved in journeying toward a more caring collective culture, in which the assembled actors are not only'students' and'staff' but also bodies, technologies, and obje...
Abstract: Completing a PhD is difficult. Add a major earthquake sequence and general stress levels become much higher. Caring for some of the nonacademic needs of doctoral scholars in this environment becomes critical to their scholarly success. Yet academic supervisors, who are in the same challenging environment, may already be stretched to capacity. How then do we increase care for doctoral scholars? While it has been shown elsewhere that supportive and interactive department cultures reduce attrition rates, little work has been done on how exactly departments might create these supportive environments: the focus is generally on the individual actions of supervisors, or the individual quality of students admitted. We suggest that a range of actors and contingencies are involved in journeying toward a more caring collective culture. We direct attention to the hybridity of an emerging ‘caring collective’, in which the assembled actors are not only ‘students’ and ‘staff’, but also bodies, technologies, obje...
TL;DR: This paper explored issues, perceptions, and experiences related to the transition from studying geography at school to university, and highlighted that there are a range of stakeholies associated with the transition.
Abstract: This paper explores issues, perceptions, and experiences related to the transition from studying geography at school to university. The findings seek to highlight that there are a range of stakehol...
TL;DR: In the mid-2010s, students in the US have grown up with social media and digital research technologies and have welfare concerns not seen in the past, and know that the workplace is changing and unpredictab...
Abstract: Students in the mid-2010s have grown up with social media and digital research technologies. They have welfare concerns not seen in the past, and know that the workplace is changing and unpredictab...
TL;DR: Literature reviews are undertaken by academics and students to collate, analyse and critique the ideas and arguments presented in a range of research studies in order to understand where research was conducted as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Literature reviews are undertaken by academics and students to collate, analyse and critique the ideas and arguments presented in a range of research studies in order to understand where research b...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the effects of a project-based community participation course in which students chose research topics relevant to a local community and undertook the following projects: (1) creating a virtual 3D model of a local government office, (2) creating interactive digitized versions of mountain trails using geotourism, (3) determining optimal locations for trash recycling bins using network analysis and (4) assessing the water quality of local river
Abstract: The paper investigates the effects of a project-based community participation course in which students chose research topics relevant to a local community Specifically, the students undertook the following projects: (1) creating a virtual 3D model of a local government office, (2) creating interactive digitized versions of mountain trails using geotourism, (3) determining optimal locations for trash recycling bins using network analysis, and (4) assessing the water quality of a local river Geographic information technologies, such as GIS and Google Earth, were employed as analytical and visualization tools The answers to a questionnaire, course evaluations, reflective journals, and interviews found that participants positively evaluated their learning experiences In addition, the projects received favorable reviews from community members and professional geographers
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide cost-effective, hands-on field-based experiences to large cohorts of undergraduate students providing a core challenge for effective teaching and learning, which is tackled by a grand challenge.
Abstract: Providing cost-effective, hands-on field-based experiences to large cohorts of undergraduate students provides a core challenge for effective teaching and learning. This grand challenge is tackled ...
TL;DR: Based on the affirmation in the scholarship of teaching and learning that adding research component into early geography classes is mutually beneficial to both instructors and students, the authors proposed a research component for early geography courses.
Abstract: Based on the affirmation in the scholarship of teaching and learning that adding research component into early geography classes is mutually beneficial to both instructors and students, this paper ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the potential of kite-mapping as part of an interdisciplinary and multinational field course is reviewed, and the authors situate kite mapping as a low cost, high quality, participatory approach.
Abstract: This article reviews the potential of kite-mapping as part of an interdisciplinary and multinational field course. It situates kite-mapping as a low cost, high quality, participatory approa...
TL;DR: In this article, the importance of narrative inquiry in contemporary geographical reasoning and teaching is highlighted, and some practices set around the relationship between maps and literature are discussed, focusing on some practices.
Abstract: Drawing from the importance of narrative inquiry in contemporary geographical reasoning and teaching, this paper focuses on some practices set around the relationship between maps and literature. R...
TL;DR: How the experiential learning process in a course on Ethics & GPS-tracking contributed to the ethical awareness of third-year undergraduate geography students is discussed.
Abstract: Research ethics are not the favourite subject of most undergraduate geography students. However, in the light of increasing mixed-methods research, as well as research using geocodes, it is necessa...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present guidance to help participants in multi-disciplinary conferences to maximize the benefits of participating in these events. But they do not discuss the usual conference format and preparation process.
Abstract: This is the first of two articles that offer guidance to help you maximize the benefits from participating in multi-disciplinary conferences. In this paper, we explain why you might wish to participate, identify the usual conference format and preparation process, and talk you through the steps you should take to prepare an effective verbal or poster presentation.
TL;DR: The second of two Directions articles as mentioned in this paper, which together offer guidance to help students gain the maximum benefit from participating in institutional and national multi-disciplinary undergraduate research conferences, focuses on how to make the most of these excellent opportunities when you are participating.
Abstract: This is the second of two Directions articles, which together offer guidance to help you gain the maximum benefit from participating in institutional and national multi-disciplinary undergraduate research conferences. The article focuses on how to make the most of these excellent opportunities when you are participating. To do this, you need to understand the importance of networking and engaging with the full conference programme. You also need to be able to identify and action the principles of effective research communication. This paper will provide you with the information you need to work through this process.