IDENTITY, TERRITORY AND GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION

Identity and territory are concepts intimately connected to Regional Geographies. Over the last decades, however, Regional Geographies experienced a certain erosion both within the academic discipline of Geography and school Geography. While Geography traditionally deals with identities from a spati...

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Main Author: Péter BAGOLY-SIMÓ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca 2018-04-01
Series:Territorial Identity and Development
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Online Access:http://territorial-identity.ro/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/5_Bagoly_TID_1_2018.pdf
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description Identity and territory are concepts intimately connected to Regional Geographies. Over the last decades, however, Regional Geographies experienced a certain erosion both within the academic discipline of Geography and school Geography. While Geography traditionally deals with identities from a spatial perspective, there is little information on how school Geography deals under shifting frameworks with both identities and territories. This paper takes a closer look at the state of Regional Geographies against the background of identity and territory in three contexts. Germany stands for a school Geography anchored in a thematic-regional tradition, where national identity plays a secondary role. Also, it represents federal and decentral educational systems. Romania stands not only in an exemplary manner for post-socialist countries. It also exemplifies countries with a school Geography deeply rooted in a regional tradition. Finally, Mexico represents the post-colonial status, with a strong national identity tied to the national Geography. This exploratory study underlines the erosion of Regional Geography in three school Geographies. Also, territory and identity experience other reconfigurations within Geography education based on key concepts and conceptualized against the background of system theory.
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spelling doaj.art-9cf0b11dffc74be38c846e9dcc88cdf22022-12-21T20:56:38ZengBabes-Bolyai University, Cluj-NapocaTerritorial Identity and Development2537-48502018-04-0131758010.23740/TID120185IDENTITY, TERRITORY AND GEOGRAPHY EDUCATIONPéter BAGOLY-SIMÓ0Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Institute of Geography, GERMANY peter.bagoly-simo@geo.hu-berlin.deIdentity and territory are concepts intimately connected to Regional Geographies. Over the last decades, however, Regional Geographies experienced a certain erosion both within the academic discipline of Geography and school Geography. While Geography traditionally deals with identities from a spatial perspective, there is little information on how school Geography deals under shifting frameworks with both identities and territories. This paper takes a closer look at the state of Regional Geographies against the background of identity and territory in three contexts. Germany stands for a school Geography anchored in a thematic-regional tradition, where national identity plays a secondary role. Also, it represents federal and decentral educational systems. Romania stands not only in an exemplary manner for post-socialist countries. It also exemplifies countries with a school Geography deeply rooted in a regional tradition. Finally, Mexico represents the post-colonial status, with a strong national identity tied to the national Geography. This exploratory study underlines the erosion of Regional Geography in three school Geographies. Also, territory and identity experience other reconfigurations within Geography education based on key concepts and conceptualized against the background of system theory.http://territorial-identity.ro/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/5_Bagoly_TID_1_2018.pdfRegional GeographyidentityterritoryGeography educationinternational comparisoncurriculum
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IDENTITY, TERRITORY AND GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
Territorial Identity and Development
Regional Geography
identity
territory
Geography education
international comparison
curriculum
title IDENTITY, TERRITORY AND GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
title_full IDENTITY, TERRITORY AND GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
title_fullStr IDENTITY, TERRITORY AND GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
title_full_unstemmed IDENTITY, TERRITORY AND GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
title_short IDENTITY, TERRITORY AND GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
title_sort identity territory and geography education
topic Regional Geography
identity
territory
Geography education
international comparison
curriculum
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