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Title Understanding geographical and environmental education : the role of research / edited by Michael Williams.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Cassell, 1996.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Cassell education
Cassell education.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Positivism and quantitative tradition in geographical and environmental education research / Michael Williams -- Interpretive approaches to geographical and environmental education research / Rod Gerber -- Critical tradition in research in geographical and environmental education research / John Fien, John Hillcoat -- Cross-cultural approaches in geographical and environmental education / Philip Stimpson -- Grounded theory : defying the dominant paradigm in environmental education research / Daniella Tilbury, Rex Walford.
International perspective on research in geographical education / Joseph P. Stoltman -- Eclectic approach to qualitative research design in geographical education / Graham Corney -- Technical interest in curriculum development : a programme of map skills / Simon Catling -- Interviews / Patrick Wiegand -- Questionnaire survey in research in environmental and geographical education / Philip Stimpson -- Case Study Research / Margaret Roberts.
Action Research / John Hillcoat -- Discourse Analysis : a method for deconstruction / Sharon Bennett -- Textbook research in geographical and environmental education / David R. Wright -- 'Audience-centred' teaching and children's writing in geography / Graham Butt -- Matching practice and vision : evaluating global education / Miriam Moscovitch Steiner -- Policy-making in geographical and environmental education : the research context / Nicholas H. Foskett.
Understanding and improving school geography : the training of beginning teachers / David Lambert -- Assessment in geographical education : a review of research / Richard Daugherty -- Raising attainment in geography : prospects and problems / David Leat -- Researching the history of geographical education / William E. Marsden -- Partial truths : feminist perspectives on ends and means / Janice Monk -- Challenge of postmodernism / John Bale -- Facilitating research in geographical and environmental education / Ashley Kent.
Summary These papers aim to provide a substantial review of the literature pertaining to a comprehensive range of traditional and contemporary research paradigms and research methods. The book is designed as a reference work for novice researchers in the fields of geographical and environmental education.
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Subject Geography -- Study and teaching -- Research.
Geography -- Study and teaching -- Research.
Geography -- Study and teaching.
Environmental education -- Research.
Environmental education -- Research.
Environmental education.
Environmental sciences.
Environmental sciences.
Geography.
Geography.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Williams, Michael, 1938 June 4-
Other Form: Print version: Understanding geographical and environmental education. London ; New York : Cassell, 1996 0304332712 9780304332717 (DLC) 97131976 (OCoLC)37004609
ISBN 1847140904 (electronic book)
9781847140906 (electronic book)
9780304332717
9781847140906
0304332712 (hardback)
0304332739 (paperback)