Fieldwork in Geography: Reflections, Perspectives and Actions

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. An Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Power of Fieldwork

      • Rod Gerber, Goh Kim Chuan

      Pages 3-12

3. Foundations of Fieldwork

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. A British Historical Perspective on Geographical Fieldwork from the 1820s to the 1970s

      • Bill Marsden

      Pages 15-36

   3. Geography Fieldwork: Tradition and Technology Meet

      • Joseph P Stoltman, Rolland Fraser

      Pages 37-52

4. International Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53

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   2. Participation in Environmental Planning as a Challenge for Field Teaching: A Nordic Viewpoint

      • Lea Houtsonen

      Pages 55-77

   3. The Irreplaceable Experience of Fieldwork

      • Josefina Ostuni

      Pages 79-98

   4. Status of Fieldwork in the Geography Curriculum in Southeast Asia

      • Goh Kim Chuan, Wong Poh Poh

      Pages 99-117

   5. Fieldwork in Geography Teaching: The Case in Hong Kong

      • Tammy Kwan

      Pages 119-130

5. Pedagogic Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131

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   2. Learning in the Field: An Experience for Teachers and Students Alike

      • John Lidstone

      Pages 133-143

   3. Affective-Focused Geographical Fieldwork

      • Kwok Chan Lai

      Pages 145-169

   4. Fieldwork in the School Geography Curriculum — Pedagogical Issues and Development

      • Ashley Kent, Nick Foskett

      Pages 171-193

   5. The Contribution of Fieldwork to Life-Long Learning

      • Rod Gerber

      Pages 195-210

   6. Trends and Developments in University Level Geography Field Methods Courses in the United States

      • James Petersen, Richard Earl

      Pages 211-234

   7. Representing Spatial Complex Systems

      • Adalberto Vallega

      Pages 235-261

6. Back Matter

   Pages 263-265

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Geographers regard fieldwork as a vital instrument for understanding our world through direct experience, for gathering basic data about this world, and as a fundamental method for enacting geographical education. The range of international geography and educational experts who contributed to this volume has demonstrated that the concept of fieldwork has a considerable history in the field of geography. They have demonstrated that the theoretical aspects of fieldwork have been interpreted differently in regions around the world, but the importance of fieldwork remains strong globally.
A fresh look at the pedagogic implications for fieldwork in formal education offers ideas both for promoting it in geographical education and for maintaining its place in the geography curriculum.
Audience: Forward-looking geographers and educators now recognise that alternative strategies, especially those involving the use of information technology, should be developedto reaffirm the centrality of fieldwork in geographical and wider education.

• education
• fieldwork
• geography
• history
• information
• learning and instruction

• Faculty of Education, Health and Professional Studies, University of New England, Armidale, Australia

  Rod Gerber

• Division of Geography, Nanyang Technology University, Singapore

  Goh Kim Chuan

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