Fieldwork in Geography: Reflections, Perspectives and Actions
Geographers regard fieldwork as a vital instrument for understanding our world through direct experience, for gathering basic data about this world, and as a fundamental method for enacting geographical education. The range of international geography and
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The GeoJournal Library Volume 54 Managing Editors: Herman van der Wusten, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Olga Gritsai, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Former Series Editor: Wolf Tietze, Helmstedt, Germany
Editorial Board:
Paul Claval, France R.G. Crane, U.S.A. Yehuda Gradus, Israel Risto Laulajainen, Sweden Gerd LOttig, Germany Walther Manshard, Germany Osamu Nishikawa, Japan Peter Tyson, South Africa
The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.
Fieldwork in Geography: Reflections, Perspectives and Actions edited by
ROD GERBER University of New England, Armidale, Australia
and
GOH KIM CHUAN Nanyang Technology University, Singapore
SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress
ISBN 978-90-481-5466-1 ISBN 978-94-017-1552-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-1552-2
Cover iIIustration: A scheme for applying the experientiallearning model to environmental education in the context of neighbourhood improvement as part of environmental education in Vaasa, Finland. The planning cycle is enhanced by the use of various enabling methods and by a self-assessment system. Diagram adapted from that of Horelli (1997: 111).
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This volume is dedicated to the lifelong leadership that Yee Sze Onn has given to making fieldwork a central component of Geographical Education.
CONTENTS Preface
IX
List of Contributors
Xl
Section 1: An Introduction 1.
The power of fieldwork Rod Gerber and Goh Kim Chuan
3
Section 2: Foundations of Fieldwork 2.
3.
A British historical perspective on geographical fieldwork from the 1820s to the 1970s Bill Marsden Geography Fieldwork: Tradition and technology meet Joseph P. Stoltman and Rolland Fraser
15
37
Section 3: International Perspectives 4.
Participation in environmental planning as a challenge for field teachting: A Nordic viewpoint Lea Houtsonen
55
5.
The irreplaceable experience of fieldwork Josefina Ostuni
79
6.
Status of Fieldwork in the Geography Curriculum in Southeast Asia Goh Kim Chuan and Wong Poh Poh
99
7.
Fieldwork in geography teaching: the case in Hong Kong Tammy Kwan
119
Section 4: Pedagogic Aspects 8.
Learning in the Field: an experience for teachers and students alike John Lidstone
9.
Affective-focused Geographical Fieldwork: What do Adventurous Experiences during Field Trips mean to Pupils? Kwok Chan Lai
133
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viii 10. Fieldwork in the school geography curriculum - pedagogical issues and development Ashley Kent and Nick Foskett 11. The contribution of fieldwork to life-long learning Rod
