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GeoCapabilities and curriculum leadership: Balancing the priorities of aims-based and knowledge-led curriculum thinking in schools
Alpen-Adria-Universität, Austria.
University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Centre for the Studies of Social Sciences Didactics (from 2013). Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Department of Geography, Media and Communication (from 2013).ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0786-6977
University of Helsinki, Finland.
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2017 (English)In: International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, ISSN 1038-2046, E-ISSN 1747-7611, Vol. 26, no 4, p. 327-341Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The small-scale research presented in this paper was conducted as part of the GeoCapabilities project. Though originating in the Anglophone world, the project attempts to address the purposes and values of geography education internationally. Using the idea of “powerful disciplinary knowledge” the project asks what geography has to offer that helps young people develop the human capabilities they need in order to live a life that they consider valuable. In this paper, we explore the challenges and opportunities presented by GeoCapabilities in several European national contexts. We asked selected teachers and teacher educators in four different countries (Finland, Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden) what role they thought geography plays in enhancing students’ “human potential.” Despite marked differences relating to the legal and structural background in each country we found major similarities in teachers’ and teacher educators’ curriculum thinking in relation to geography's contribution to the future well-being of their students.

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Taylor & Francis, 2017. Vol. 26, no 4, p. 327-341
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GeoCapabilities, human capabilities, powerful disciplinary knowledge, geographical thinking, curriculum making, European teachers and teacher educators
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Geography
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-65507DOI: 10.1080/10382046.2016.1262603ISI: 000419203500006OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-65507DiVA, id: diva2:1170298
Available from: 2018-01-02 Created: 2018-01-02 Last updated: 2022-11-10Bibliographically approved

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