Geography and powerful knowledge: a contribution to the debate

This paper is a contribution to the debate on powerful knowledge in geography that began in a 2015 issue of IRGEE and was continued by Frances Slater and Norman Graves in 2016. It addresses some of the questions raised by Slater and Graves. First, it suggests an alternative way of describing and ide...

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Published inInternational research in geographical and environmental education Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 179 - 190
Main Author Maude, Alaric
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 03.04.2018
Subjects
Citizenship
Comparative Analysis
Cultural Awareness
Curriculum development
Foreign Countries
Generalization
GeoCapabilities
geographical education
geographical knowledge
Geography
Geography curriculum
Geography Instruction
Geography teaching
Global Approach
Knowledge creation
Knowledge Level
Michael Young
Personal Autonomy
powerful geographical knowledge
Powerful knowledge
Primary secondary education
Program Descriptions
Teaching Methods
Thinking Skills
Units of Study
Urban Areas
Australia
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Summary:This paper is a contribution to the debate on powerful knowledge in geography that began in a 2015 issue of IRGEE and was continued by Frances Slater and Norman Graves in 2016. It addresses some of the questions raised by Slater and Graves. First, it suggests an alternative way of describing and identifying powerful knowledge than the one in their commentary, a way that defines powerful knowledge by the intellectual power it gives to those who have it rather than by how it is produced. Second, the paper tries to answer their question about specifying what powerful knowledge in geography actually is, by using the alternative interpretation to propose five types of knowledge that may be considered both powerful and geographical. Third, the paper responds to their question about how does the concept help teachers decide what and how to teach, by showing how the five types can be used to structure the teaching of a unit in the Australian school geography curriculum.
Bibliography:Refereed article. Includes bibliographical references.
International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education; v.27 n.2 p.179-190; May 2018
ISSN:1038-2046
1747-7611
DOI:10.1080/10382046.2017.1320899