Have Geographers Lost Their Way? Issues relating to the recruitment of geographers into school teaching

Rawlinson, Steve, Essex-Cater, E., Bolden, David and Constable, Hilary (2003) Have Geographers Lost Their Way? Issues relating to the recruitment of geographers into school teaching. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 27 (1). pp. 39-56. ISSN 0309-8265

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Abstract

Despite efforts by the United Kingdom Government, the Teacher Training Agency and other organisations to address the problem of teacher shortages in geography within English schools, the subject is still failing to attract sufficient students into the profession. Whilst the impact of this has yet to be felt fully in higher education, it is only a matter of time before university geography departments may find it increasingly difficult to recruit quality students onto their undergraduate courses. By sampling three distinct populations, geography teachers, geography undergraduates and sixth formers [1] , this research presents evidence of the recruitment problem, seeks to understand its nature and suggests strategies for addressing the underlying issues.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	teacher Shortage, Itt (initial Teacher Training)
Subjects:	F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences X900 Others in Education
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing
Depositing User:	Ay Okpokam
Date Deposited:	30 Oct 2012 12:54
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 14:39
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/10113

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