A Different View: Booklet Downloads and Supporting Materials
On this page you will find summaries of the essential points set out in the seven sections of A Different View, PDFs of each chapter and a selection of supporting materials.
A DIFFERENT VIEW FULL BOOKLET (PDF, 3.3M)
FLYER (PDF, 932k)
INTRODUCTION (PDF, 195k)
GOALS AND PURPOSES (PDF, 151k)
SUMMARY (PDF, 336k)
- Geography is for everyone - not an academic subject for a few
- It helps explain, inspire and address curiosity about the earth
- It contributes to wider and deeper educational agendas
DOWNLOAD SECTION 1 (PDF, 622k)
DOWNLOAD JIM KNIGHT MP SPEECH MARCH 2008 (PDF, 121k)
DOWNLOAD DOREEN MASSEY - 'THE GEOGRAPHICAL MIND' (PDF, 2.2M)
'The Geographical Mind' is taken from The Secondary Geography Handbook
- Through geography, one can apply ideas to new and changing settings
- It sees connections between places and scales
- It has its own 'vocabulary' - the words it uses and the contents of the world atlas
- It has a 'grammar' based on a set of big ideas - concepts - that help organise thought
DOWNLOAD SECTION 2 (PDF, 281k)
DOWNLOAD PETER JACKSON - 'THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY' (PDF, 74k)
- Geography is concerned with 'real world' issues
- It needs relevance to the students’ lives and work
- It has a future perspective
- It observes deeply and perceptively
- It encourages critical understanding of big ideas, such as 'sustainable development'
DOWNLOAD SECTION 3 (PDF, 159k)
DOWNLOAD LIVING GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 1 (PDF, 1.3M)
Living Geography is published by Chris Kington Publishing and can be purchased here. GA members receive a £5 discount by purchasing the book from our GeographyShop
- Young people should help to shape what is taught in geography
- It encourages communication, conversation and discussion about what is taught
- It uses students' everyday experiences - geography can be about them
- It offers visions beyond the students' immediate horizons
- It has a 'futures' orientation
DOWNLOAD SECTION 4 (PDF, 681k)
VISIT THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S GEOGRAPHIES WEBSITE
- Geography is about active participation in enquiry
- It uses digital and other media
- It uses imagination and creativity
- Geography challenges prejudices and received wisdoms
- It addresses fundamental questions about people and places and how both physical and human processes work
DOWNLOAD SECTION 5 (PDF, 449k)
DOWNLOAD MICHAEL PALIN SPEECH (PDF, 393k)
- Fieldwork is essential for 'real world' learning
- Learning outside the classroom is often a real motivator
DOWNLOAD SECTION 6 (PDF, 582k)
VISIT THE LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM WEBSITE
DOWNLOAD SECTION 7 (PDF, 218k)
DOWNLOAD JOHN MORGAN - 'CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN NEW TIMES' (PDF, 347k)
A Different View has been produced and funded by the Geographical Association. The GA maintains its independence through the support of its members, whose subscriptions provide the GA's core funding and who give the GA its authority to speak for geography and its role in schools. If you are not already a member of the GA, you can join online now. We need your support!
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