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Derek France, Lesley Batty, Dan Swanton - Teaching Fieldwork in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Teaching Fieldwork in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Av Derek France, Lesley Batty, Dan Swanton

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This book provides invaluable practical guidance for teaching and learning through fieldwork in higher education. Featuring contributions from a diverse range of experienced field educators, it delves into the challenges and opportunities of teaching beyond the classroom across Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES).Organised into three thematic parts, the book covers ethical and responsible fieldwork, approaches to defining and redefining the field, and relevant skills and competencies. Chapters discuss strategies for making learning accessible, facing uncertainty and transforming fieldwork using digital tools, supplemented by themed vignettes which provide examples and resources for teaching. The book documents the many innovative ways in which educators are responding to the changing contexts of fieldwork and concludes by presenting an insightful audit tool that readers can use to reflect on, review and enhance their field teaching.Interdisciplinary in scope, this is a vital read for instructors in geography, earth sciences, environmental science and archaeology as well as other courses with a fieldwork component. Its theoretical and practical insights are also beneficial to students and researchers interested in education, teaching methods, outdoor education and future skills development.
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Edited by Derek France, Division of Humanities, Cultures & Environment, University of Chester, Lesley Batty, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham and Dan Swanton, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, UK

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‘This collection of edited chapters provides a timely contribution to the pedagogy of field teaching and learning. At the outset, the signature pedagogy of the Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences disciplines is conceptualised in its broadest terms, essentially defined as any learning activity that takes place beyond the limits of the classroom. Fundamentally fieldwork engages students with real-world experiences. The intent of this book is to provide both guidance and examples of how to create field courses (from moments to months) that can be delivered within the challenging and continually evolving framework of Higher Education in which we find ourselves at present. Covering three key themes, (1) ethical, responsible, safe and accessible fieldwork, (2) defining and redefining the field, and (3) fieldwork skills and competences, examples and resources to design and deliver field courses are shared throughout each chapter using a series of vignettes. The ‘how to’ emphasis of each chapter is backed up and informed by a robust pedagogy. This approach makes the content of the book, with its emphasis and focus on sharing practice and commitment to enhancing fieldwork, engaging, accessible and appealing, as well as generating and embodying a genuine community of practice in the discipline.

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