The geography of geographical education in Scotland: who studies geography and why?

IF 1.3 4区社会学 Q2 GEOGRAPHY

Scottish Geographical Journal Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI:10.1080/14702541.2022.2146174

I. Selmes, Alastair McConnell, J. Bruce

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Abstract

ABSTRACT In Scotland there is on-going concern about the status of geography in education. The numbers of pupils studying geography has been falling, as has the number of universities offering the subject. All when the relevance and importance of geography should be high, given the significance of issues such as climate and biodiversity change. Who studies geography is crucial knowledge for a vibrant discipline seeking to engage with relevant actors to grow the subject and perceptions of its value. This paper combines quantitative data for academic years ending 2016–2021 from the Scottish Pupil Census with Scottish Qualification Authority geography entry and attainment statistics for secondary school pupils, plus Higher Education Statistics Agency figures for undergraduate and postgraduate geographers in Scottish universities. It shows that the tide may now be turning for geography study in Scotland, entries are rising at all stages as its attainment. There remain huge differences between local authorities. Female students tend to predominate, as do learners in the lowest deprivation quintiles. The empirical knowledge of characteristics of who is studying geography at each national stage of education in Scotland is enlightening. The question for all professional geographers is how we might together improve on the current situation.

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苏格兰地理教育中的地理:谁学地理，为什么学地理?

在苏格兰，人们一直关注地理在教育中的地位。学习地理的学生数量一直在下降，开设这门学科的大学数量也在下降。考虑到气候和生物多样性变化等问题的重要性，地理学的相关性和重要性应该很高。谁学习地理是一个充满活力的学科的关键知识，寻求与相关行动者接触，以发展主题和对其价值的看法。本文结合了截至2016-2021学年的定量数据，这些数据来自苏格兰学生普查，苏格兰资格认证机构地理入学和中学生的成就统计数据，以及高等教育统计局苏格兰大学本科和研究生地理学家的数据。这表明，苏格兰地理学习的趋势可能正在发生转变，各个阶段的入学人数都在上升。地方当局之间仍然存在巨大分歧。女性学生往往占主导地位，贫困程度最低的五分之一的学生也是如此。对苏格兰各个国家教育阶段地理学习者特征的实证认识具有启示意义。所有专业地理学家面临的问题是，我们如何共同改善目前的状况。

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Scottish Geographical Journal GEOGRAPHY-

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1.80

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20.00%

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期刊介绍： The Scottish Geographical Journal is the learned publication of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and is a continuation of the Scottish Geographical Magazine, first published in 1885. The Journal was relaunched in its present format in 1999. The Journal is international in outlook and publishes scholarly articles of original research from any branch of geography and on any part of the world, while at the same time maintaining a distinctive interest in and concern with issues relating to Scotland. “The Scottish Geographical Journal mixes physical and human geography in a way that no other international journal does. It deploys a long heritage of geography in Scotland to address the most pressing issues of today."