The GA President in 2008, fifteen years ago, was Margaret Roberts
The new updated edition of her classic 'Geography through Enquiry' is now available for immediate download as an eBook in PDF format, or as a pre-ordered actual book which will be out in a month or so according to the GA website.
Here's the shop link from the GA website.
This second edition of Margaret Roberts’ key text focuses on what learning geography through enquiry can mean in the secondary school classroom. It identifies four key aspects of classroom enquiry: a questioning approach to geographical knowledge; critical study of the evidence on which geographical knowledge is based; the development of geographical understanding; and reflection on learning.
In addition to updating information and listing new references, this new edition includes recent examples of classroom practice, contributed by a range of practising teachers and educators from around the world. The book gives attention to challenges faced by teachers in dealing, for example, with stereotypical representations, students’ misunderstandings, disinformation and eco-anxieties. It also includes four new chapters: the contribution of students’ knowledge to enquiry-based learning; investigating geographical futures; geographical enquiry in a digital world; and reflecting on learning.
This book is designed to support secondary school geography teachers at all stages of their professional development. It will also be of interest to teachers wanting to carry out research into pedagogic practices in the geography classroom, to teacher educators and to policy makers.
I have my copy and started to read through it earlier. I will post a review here once I've had a proper read.
I was pleased to see that my own small contribution to its creation was acknowledged at the start. I was one of the teachers and other geography colleagues who were connected by Margaret to share our thoughts on the original edition and what aspects of it were the most important to focus on for the 2nd edition. Matt Podbury, Richard Allaway and Ellena Mart were amongs other familiar names who shared ideas for digital resources in particular as well as some of the new challenges, including AI.
