Thinking Geographically

A Guide to the Core Concepts for Teachers

Alaric Maude

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Routledge
22 December 2023

Primary & middle schools; Secondary schools; Teacher training; Teaching skills & techniques; Teaching of a specific subject

This book explains how the concepts of geography can teach young people to think geographically, deeply and ethically.

Thinking Geographically demonstrates how the concepts of place, space, environment and interconnection teach students new ways of perceiving and understanding the world, the concepts of scale and time teach them ways of analysing the world, while the concepts of sustainability and wellbeing show them how to evaluate and reflect on what they observe, and all eight concepts develop their higher order and critical thinking. To further support teachers, this book includes a chapter on how to teach for conceptual understanding, as well as two chapters that illustrate the application of geographical thinking to an understanding of the effects of land cover change and the problem of regional inequality.

Rich with practical examples, this book is an essential resource for geography teachers, whether already teaching or studying to become one, and for those who teach therm.

By: Alaric Maude
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781032453767
ISBN 10: 1032453761
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 22 December 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. What can we know and how can we know it? 2. Thinking geographically 3. Thinking geographically: Interconnection 4. Thinking geographically: Place 5. Thinking geographically: Space 6. Thinking geographically: Environment 7. The analytical concepts: Scale and time 8. The evaluative concepts: Sustainability and human wellbeing 9. Teaching for conceptual understanding 10. Land cover: have we cleared too much of the Earth’s vegetation? 11. Unequal places: should governments try to reduce regional inequalities? 12. Conclusion

Alaric Maude is a retired associate professor of Geography at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia. He has conducted research in Tonga, Indonesia, Malaysia and Australia, was the lead writer for the Australian Geography curriculum and has published articles for geography educators on powerful knowledge, sustainability and geography’s ‘big ideas’.

Reviews for Thinking Geographically: A Guide to the Core Concepts for Teachers

Thinking Geographically – A Guide to the Core Concepts for Teachers provides exactly what the title suggests. It is a lucid, authoritative, meticulously researched, systematic guide to ‘Geographical Thinking’ and its essential conceptual components. Its author, Alaric Maude, should be congratulated for providing Geography teachers with a vital, handy, resource that is a valuable contribution to geographical education. Thinking Geographically is highly recommended for your geographical library. An excerpt from a review by Stephen Legg, Interaction Journal, Vol 52, No.1, March 2024