Applying the Concept of Powerful Knowledge to School Geography

This chapter seeks to address the theme of The Power of Geographical Thinking by investigating the concept of powerful knowledge, and how it can be used to identify geographical knowledge and thinking that could be considered powerful. The debate about powerful knowledge within geography education i...

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Published inThe Power of Geographical Thinking pp. 27 - 40
Main Author Maude, Alaric
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Springer International Publishing
SeriesInternational Perspectives on Geographical Education
Subjects
Biophysical Environment
Disciplinary Knowledge
Explanatory Concept
Geographical Knowledge
GEOGRAPHY
Human geography
School Subject
Teaching of a specific subject
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Summary:This chapter seeks to address the theme of The Power of Geographical Thinking by investigating the concept of powerful knowledge, and how it can be used to identify geographical knowledge and thinking that could be considered powerful. The debate about powerful knowledge within geography education is advanced in two ways: first, by creating a typology of powerful geographical knowledge and second, by illustrating each type with examples that may make the concept clearer to geography educators. Five types of powerful knowledge in geography are identified. The strength of the argument developed here is in part tested by conducting a review of some of the criticisms of the concept of powerful knowledge advanced by geography educators.
ISBN:9783319499857
3319499858
ISSN:2367-2773
2367-2781
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-49986-4_3