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Register of Research in Primary Geography
The Register of Research in Primary Geography directory is a central database of action and investigative research. It is intended for collaborative use by primary teachers, teacher trainers and those concerned with pupil’s perception in the subject of geography and associated disciplines.
The Research publications cover all aspects of teaching and learning in the classroom and outdoors. The work covers the outcomes of different strategies used for geography and cross-curricular work (with e.g. literacy, numeracy, citizenship, sustainability, creativity, and environmental education). The network consists of different kinds of researchers: - Those who have developed classroom research upon a large scale, for example, Blyth, Matthews, Spencer and Wiegand, and by their publications stimulate and encourage others.
- Final year and postgraduate students who are developing action research and small-scale case study investigations.
- Newly-qualified teachers and experienced co-ordinator teachers who provide a body of interested practitioners prepared to take part with their class/school in investigations of teaching and learning on a regional/national scale.
- Academics, teacher trainers, local authority advisers and inspectors who can stimulate and encourage worthwhile research at classroom level and at local, regional and national scales.
In 1997 the net widened to include correspondents from overseas by courtesy of the IGU Commission on Geographical Education.
The GA’s Primary and Middle School Section Committee endorses the Register, which is currently co-ordinated by Rachel Bowles.
Directory
The full Register of Research in Primary Geography directory is maintained only for closed circulation. If you wish to be included, provide details as follows:
New correspondents, please e-mail Rachel Bowles or telephone/fax your address to 020 8858 5685.
Current correspondents, please send new or additional details (e.g. your e-mail address, personal website, research developments and new ideas) by e-mail (as above) or post to: Rachel Bowles, 9 Humber Road, Blackheath, London SE3 7LS.
Publications
All available from: The Editor, 9 Humber Road, Blackheath, London SE3 7LS.
Those of you involved in collaborative work within school, with other schools and institutions should consider reporting on it. The data, the conclusions to be drawn and the consequences for developing teaching and learning, need to be available for the continued vitalisation of the subject and for classroom teaching.
Two new publications were launched at the International Geographical Union Conferences 2004: - Special Publication Number 1: Researching Primary Geography - Edited by Simon Catling and Fran Martin - includes 24 papers given at Charney Manor conferences, covering the state of research in primary geography and what needs to be done, pedagogy and the development of geography. The state of research in primary geography and its future directions and developments are also explored.
- Occasional Paper No 4 Place and Space with keynote papers by Diane Swift (Valuing Place) Bill Boyle (Assessment) and from practitioners who research curriculum matters, place, the outdoor classroom, place and space skills, and ICT.
Earlier reports of research and guidance are to be found in: - Occasional Paper No 1 Raising Achievement with keynote papers by Anthea Millet (Action Research in the classroom) and Simon Catling (The importance of classroom research).
- Occasional Paper No. 2 Best Practice with keynote papers by Jean McNiff (Action Research), Simon Catling (Good practice turned into Research) Steven Higgins (Thinking Skills in the Primary Classroom).
A new Bibliography is being compiled for publication early in 2005 (Occasional Paper No. 3) this is intended guide those entering upon practical classroom research for the first or second time, and to further inform those who have perceived an area for investigation at primary or middle school level. Occasional Paper No 5 Classroom Research is also in preparation.
Do send your reports, no matter how short, for publication. Preferable written under three headings: initial stimulation and enquiry, methodology and data; conclusions and consequences. Try 500 words (one page layout at point 11/12 Arial or Times New Roman) with a table and an illustration, or more if you wish. Send to the Register Editor (9 Humber Road, Blackheath, London SE3 7LS).
This can be in addition to material sent to Primary Geographer or to Diane Swift for the Valuing Places project web pages.
Rachel Bowles
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