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School Textbook Research: The case of geography 1800-2000: 17
Author(s): Norman Graves (Author)
- Publisher: Institute of Education
- Publication Date: 1 Nov. 2001
- Language: English
- Print length: 171 pages
- ISBN-10: 0854736417
- ISBN-13: 9780854736416
Book Description
This book is an analysis of the evolution of geography textbooks in use in the United Kingdom from 1800 to the end of the twentieth century. The author assesses the influence of geographical and scientific ideas, of pedagogical theories and practices of the cultural ethos of society and of technological change on the production and publication of textbooks. The battle of ideas is ever present: physical scientists compete with Mackinderite geographers for supremacy at the turn of the nineteenth century; conceptual revolutionaries and quantitative geographers battle with regional and humanistic specialists in the 1960s and 1970s. These intellectual skirmishes are represented in the textbooks produced. But so are the wider issues within society: imperialism, racial bias, sexism and prejudices of various kinds. The author argues that textbooks reflect society, but they tend to follow changes rather than lead them.
Editorial Reviews
Review
This book should be considered an essential purchase for librarians and staff involved in the education of geography teachers and textbook authors. — Teresa Lenton, Saint Martin’s College, Lancaster ― Geography, Issue 88:1 Published On: 2003-01-01
…provides interesting reflections on the recent history of geography, the evolution of the representations of geographical education and as such deserves space in most geography department’s reference shelves. — Diane Swift, Project Manager, Valuing Places ―
Teaching Geography Published On: 2003-04-01About the Author
Norman Graves is Professor Emeritus of Geography Education at the Institute of Education, University of London.
