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Early Years and Primary Researchers
The following people have registered with the Geographical Association as undertaking research in Early Years and Primary Geography:
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Diane Brooks
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| KS1, KS2 |
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Using 'Writing frames' (see Extending Literacy Project (EXCEL), Exeter University) to improve geographical understanding |
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Mrs Sue E. Brown
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| KS1, KS2 |
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(a) Environmental issues and young children, (b) Residential field work and raising achievement in less able children, and (c) Contrast between an urban and a rural school |
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John W. Burden
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| Early Years, KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, post-16 |
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(a) Geography's contribution to Literacy and Numeracy in the curriculum, (b) Citizenship, (c) Education for sustainability, (d) Values and attitudes, and (e) European and international education |
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Margaret Caistor
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| Early Years, KS1, KS2 |
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(a) Implementation of the national curriculum, and (b) Links with schools in Islington (London) |
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Jan Carter
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| Early Years, KS1, KS2 |
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(a) Ways of using questions to develop childrens geographical understanding, (b) Curriculum planning |
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Prof Simon Catling
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| Early Years, KS1, KS2, ITT |
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(a) Mapwork, (b) Locational knowledge, (c) Children's geographical and environmental understanding, (d) Student teachers geographical knowledge, and (e) The study of geographical resources, including primary geography series |
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Prof Bill Chambers
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| KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4 |
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(a) All aspects of environmental awareness, and (b) Children, fieldwork and progression |
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Paula Champion
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| KS1, KS2 |
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Multicultural aspects |
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Janet Chapman
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| KS1, KS2 |
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(a) Differentiation in primary geography - current practice and strategies for further development, (b) Children's perceptions of the developing world, and (c) Asking questions |
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Simon Chapman
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| KS2, KS3 |
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Dr Kevin L Cook
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| KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, post-16 |
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(a) Geography and ICT, (b) Distant places and the primary geographer, (c) Development of a CD-Rom with Mexico Embassy and Worldaware for study of distant places: Patzuaro, Michaocan State, Mexico - A family in Tocuaro, a village in Mexico, and (d) Assessment at AS/A-level |
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John Cook
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| Early Years, KS1, KS2, KS3 |
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(a) European links, (b) Global citizenship and future perspectives, (c) Children's cognitive worlds, (d) The development of children's spatial knowledge and ability to investigate space, and (e) The perception of places and their role in the twenty-first century - a study of British and Scandanavian children, KS2 and KS3 |
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Dr Hilary Cooper
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| Early Years, KS1, KS2 |
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(a) Young children's thinking in history. Phase 1 - An investigation into what children of primary age in a range of European countries know and understand about the past and how they acquire that knowledge (pilot study 1995 in Romania, Holland, Greece, Lapland and England) (Paper given at ECER Frankfurt 1997) and Phase 2 - Focus on a larger range of 10-11 year olds and on their conceptions and misconceptions of Europe and its history, and (b) Children's perceptions of learning with trainee teachers |
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Dr Maureen Cox
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| Early Years, KS1, KS2, KS3 |
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Children's drawings |
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Trevor Day
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| Early Years, KS1, KS2 |
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Children and school grounds - exploring the ways that children's geographical knowledge, understanding and skills can be developed by making greater use of their surroundings in and around school sites |
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Mike De Villiers
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| KS2, KS3 |
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Primary children and environmental studies - conceptual understanding and skill development |
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Jill Duffy
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| KS1, KS2 |
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The use of published resources in primary geography |
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Sue Dunkerley
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| KS1, KS2 |
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(a) Interpretation of the geographical statutory orders of the national curriculum into the classroom, (b) The implementation of policies, the resulting practice and the actual outcome, (c) Gender, and (d) Gender and spatial awareness |
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Jim Dunlop
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| KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, post-16 |
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(a) Environmental and cultural education (especially in international contexts), and (b) Education for international understanding |
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Chris Durbin
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| KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, post-16 |
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(a) The use of imagery in geographical education, (b) The development of ICT skills and competence through geographical education, and (c) Development of learning about distant places (the world beyond everyday experiences) |
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Olive Dyer
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| Early Years, KS1, KS2 |
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All aspects of primary geography, particularly: (a) Using geography to develop basic skills, and (c) Land use |
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Stephen Ellis
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| KS2, KS3 |
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(a) Whole school development of geography at KS1, KS2 and KS3, and (b) Related issues of assessment across the primary-secondary divide after the Dearing reform |
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Jane Featherstone
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| KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, post-16 |
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(a) Exploring and investigating urban environmental issues, and (b) Developing techniques for field and street work to enable people of all ages to develop knowledge, understanding and skills for active citizenship in changing urban environments |
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Marcia Foley
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Prof Nick Foskett
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| KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, post-16, ITT |
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Fieldwork in geographical and environmental education |
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Ana Francisca
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| Early Years, KS1 |
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Children's geographical understanding: the perception of landscape and sites of representation |
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Wendy Garner
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(a) Co-ordinators, curriculum development and impact of continuing professional development on quality and learning of geography in the primary school - research across 25 school in five LEAs, (b) Integrating ICT and geography at KS2 - action research in one school, (c) Enquiry in geographical education at KS1, KS2, KS3: perceptions, practices and progression |
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Mrs Jill Gaunt
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| Early Years |
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(a) Early years environmental education, (b) Developing good practice, and (c) Using the early years outdoors environment |
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David Haley
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(a) The geographical enquiry approach in terms of: teachers planning for and delivery in the geographical curriculum, and children's development and ability to undertake geographical enquiries, (b) Progression of learning and expectations through KS1 to KS2, (c) The development of practical skills and approaches for non-specialist teachers, (d) The role of the curriculum subject co-ordinator, and (e) Subject specific curriculum monitoring and evaluation |
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John Halocha
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(a) Primary school links across Europe, (b) The European dimension in primary education, (c) Children's development of geographical understanding, and (d) IT in primary geographer and environmental education |
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Susan Pike
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(a) Curriculum change in primary geography (b) Teachers and primary geography (c) Children's experience of and attitudes to geography, science and history (with Irish Association for Social, Scientific and Environmental Education) (d) Children's ideas of Irish identity (with Fionnuala Waldron also at St Patrick's college) |
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Miss Fiona Wilson
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The changing role of Geography in the KS2 curriculum |
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