Fieldwork for land use students: an appraisal

Abstract

The paper attempts to evaluate a series of field courses undertaken with Land Use Studies students between 1977 and 1982 in different urban areas of Britain and draws some general conclusions with regard to environmental fieldwork. The complexion of the first field course programme is outlined and it is shown how, during subsequent years, the emphasis has shifted both in respect of content and methods. Activities and exercises are evaluated and a three‐dimensional ‘learning experience space’ is suggested for the purpose of analysing individual tasks as well as the structure of entire field course programmes.