One just better understands.....when standing out there’: Fieldwork as a Learning Methodology in University Education of Danish Geographers

Thomas S. GRINDSTED; Lene M. MADSEN; Thomas NIELSEN

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One just better understands.....when standing out there’: Fieldwork as a Learning Methodology in University Education of Danish Geographers

Yazarlar:

Thomas S. GRINDSTED | Lene M. MADSEN | Thomas NIELSEN

Yayıncı:

Eyüp ARTVİNLİ

Dergi:

Review of International Geographical Education Online 2013 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.8-25

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2013

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000831968

Sıklık:

Üç Yıllık

eISSN:

2146-0353

pISSN:

2146-0353

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Özet:

 

The process of becoming a geographer is by no means simple and incorporates huge amounts of disciplinary embodiment. This paper provides an example of how this is enacted by exploring the perceptions of fieldwork within the education of Danish geographers. Firstly, the history of education of Danish geographers is unfolded. Secondly, it is shown that despite quite different organisational structures, in terms of the way that fieldwork is introduced and the educational structure in general; only little variations in learning objectives can be identified between the three Danish universities that educate geographers. Thirdly, based on an empirical study of Danish university geographers, we find three different perceptions of fieldwork as a learning methodology: fieldwork as an outdoor laboratory, fieldwork as sensuous realisation and fieldwork as a meta-theoretical practice. The results show that these three perceptions are not allocated to different academics or traditions, meaning that the individual researcher often encompasses more than one view of fieldwork either in relation to his or her own research or in relation to the education of future geographers. The categories of fieldwork presented, therefore, do not support the often claimed dichotomy between physical and human geography. Instead, the openness of geography as a synthesis discipline is found.

Makale detayları

One just better understands.....when standing out there’: Fieldwork as a Learning Methodology in University Education of Danish Geographers

Yazarlar: Thomas S. GRINDSTED | Lene M. MADSEN | Thomas NIELSEN

Yayıncı: Eyüp ARTVİNLİ

Dergi: Review of International Geographical Education Online 2013 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.8-25

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2013

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000831968

Sıklık: Üç Yıllık

eISSN: 2146-0353

pISSN: 2146-0353

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Sayı

Yazarlar:

Thomas S. GRINDSTED | Lene M. MADSEN | Thomas NIELSEN

Yayıncı:

Eyüp ARTVİNLİ

Dergi:

Review of International Geographical Education Online 2013 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.8-25

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2013

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000831968

Sıklık:

Üç Yıllık

eISSN:

2146-0353

pISSN:

2146-0353