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The Importance of Direct Experience: A Philosophical Defence of Fieldwork in Human Geography

Pages 169-182 | Published online: 02 Jun 2009

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Judith Keller & Colt A. Pierce. (2024) Let’s talk about emotional labor—some reflections from the field. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 48:2, pages 145-156.
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Min Wang, Jiaxian Wu, Ning An & Mingliang Lin. (2023) The effect of emotional experiences in fieldwork: embodied evidence from a visual approach. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 47:2, pages 188-209.
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Lynn Moorman, Dawna Cerney, Dianna Gielstra, Ellen Foster & Niccole Villa Cerveny. (2021) From Real to Virtual Reality–Using the Geographic Advantage with Emerging Technology to Pivot an International Interdisciplinary Experience. The Geography Teacher 18:3-4, pages 107-116.
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Hiroshi Ito & Chisato Igano. (2021) International fieldwork as skills development: an exploratory study. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 45:3, pages 417-434.
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Carley MacKay, Kim Tran & Elizabeth Lunstrum. (2021) Field-Based Experiential Education in Geography: Discovering and Rethinking Urban Environmental Challenges and Possibilities. Journal of Geography 120:2, pages 61-71.
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Thomas Larsen, Lisa Tabor & Patrick Smith. (2021) End of the Field? Hacking Online and Hybrid Environments for Field-Based Learning in Geography Education. Journal of Geography 120:1, pages 3-11.
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Filippo Menga. (2020) Researchers in the Panopticon? Geographies of Research, Fieldwork, and Authoritarianism. Geographical Review 110:3, pages 341-357.
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Yılmaz Arı. (2020) Fieldwork in geography undergraduate degree programmes of Turkish Universities: status, challenges and prospects. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 44:2, pages 285-309.
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Brian Petersen & Jessica R. Barnes. (2020) From Hopelessness to Transformation in Geography Classrooms. Journal of Geography 119:1, pages 3-11.
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Rianne Van Melik & Huib Ernste. (2019) “Looking with intention”: using photographic essays as didactical tool to explore Berlin. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 43:4, pages 431-451.
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Falguni Mukherjee. (2019) Exploring cultural geography field course using story maps. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 43:2, pages 201-223.
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Alison Jolley, Samuel J. Hampton, Erik Brogt, Ben M. Kennedy, Lyndon Fraser & Angus Knox. (2019) Student field experiences: designing for different instructors and variable weather. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 43:1, pages 71-95.
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Jerry Mitchell & Larianne Collins. (2018) Into the “Field”: An Exercise in Exploring Local and Not-So-Local Landscapes. The Geography Teacher 15:3, pages 106-116.
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Catherine Oliver, Samantha Leader & Nicholas Kettridge. (2018) Birmingham Bog outdoor laboratory: potentials and possibilities for embedding field-based teaching within the undergraduate classroom. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 42:3, pages 442-459.
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Tina Braun, Richard Cottrell & Paul Dierkes. (2018) Fostering changes in attitude, knowledge and behavior: demographic variation in environmental education effects. Environmental Education Research 24:6, pages 899-920.
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William J. Gribb. (2018) Field Experience through Community Engagement: A Model and Case Study. The Professional Geographer 70:2, pages 298-304.
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Slađana Anđelković, Vojislav Dedjanski & Biljana Pejic. (2018) Pedagogical benefits of fieldwork of the students at the Faculty of Geography in the light of the Bologna Process. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 42:1, pages 110-125.
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Geoffrey A. Battista & Kevin Manaugh. (2018) Illuminating spaces in the classroom with qualitative GIS. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 42:1, pages 94-109.
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Karen Barton. (2017) Exploring the Benefits of Field Trips in a Food Geography Course. Journal of Geography 116:6, pages 237-249.
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Brandon J. Vogt & Emily Skop. (2017) The Silverton Field Experience: a model geography course for achieving high-impact educational practices (HEPs). Journal of Geography in Higher Education 41:4, pages 574-589.
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Schalk Raath & Aubrey Golightly. (2017) Geography Education Students' Experiences with a Problem-Based Learning Fieldwork Activity. Journal of Geography 116:5, pages 217-225.
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Alexander Tillmann, Volker Albrecht & Jürgen Wunderlich. (2017) Dewey’s concept of experience for inquiry-based landscape drawing during field studies. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 41:3, pages 383-402.
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Wouter A. Marra, Liesbeth van de Grint, Koko Alberti & Derek Karssenberg. (2017) Using GIS in an Earth Sciences field course for quantitative exploration, data management and digital mapping. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 41:2, pages 213-229.
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Rebecca L. Thomas & Mark D. E. Fellowes. (2017) Effectiveness of mobile apps in teaching field-based identification skills. Journal of Biological Education 51:2, pages 136-143.
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Heather Wilson, Joseph Leydon & Joanna Wincentak. (2017) Fieldwork in geography education: defining or declining? The state of fieldwork in Canadian undergraduate geography programs. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 41:1, pages 94-105.
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Casey D. Allen & Jon M. Barbour. (2016) Geography by Rail®: a new twist on a romantic concept. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 40:4, pages 479-508.
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Claire Jarvis, Nicholas Tate, Jennifer Dickie & Gavin Brown. (2016) Mobile Learning in a Human Geography Field Course. Journal of Geography 115:2, pages 61-71.
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David Lambert & Michael J. Reiss. (2016) The place of fieldwork in geography qualifications. Geography 101:1, pages 28-34.
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Dan van der Horst, Conor Harrison, Sam Staddon & Georgina Wood. (2016) Improving energy literacy through student-led fieldwork – at home. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 40:1, pages 67-76.
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Kathy Reilly, Alma Clavin & John Morrissey. (2016) Participative critical enquiry in graduate field-based learning. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 40:1, pages 104-116.
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Michael R. Glass. (2015) International geography field courses: practices and challenges. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 39:4, pages 485-490.
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Michael R. Glass. (2015) Teaching critical reflexivity in short-term international field courses: practices and problems. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 39:4, pages 554-567.
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Seung Won Park & Niem Tu Huynh. (2015) How are non-geography majors motivated in a large introductory world geography course?. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 39:3, pages 386-406.
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Cameron Owens, Maral Sotoudehnia & Paige Erickson-McGee. (2015) Reflections on teaching and learning for sustainability from the Cascadia Sustainability Field School. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 39:3, pages 313-327.
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Michael R. Glass. (2015) Enhancing field research methods with mobile survey technology. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 39:2, pages 288-298.
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Elin Charles-Edwards, Martin Bell & Jonathan Corcoran. (2014) Integrating Undergraduate Fieldwork into the Study of Human Mobility. Australian Geographer 45:4, pages 505-519.
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J. C. Gaillard & Alice McSherry. (2014) Revisiting Geography Field Trips: A Treasure Hunt Experience. Journal of Geography 113:4, pages 171-178.
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Megan K. Walsh. (2014) Teaching Geographic Field Methods Using Paleoecology. Journal of Geography 113:3, pages 97-106.
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Liang Cheng, Wen Zhang, Jiechen Wang, Manchun Li & Lishan Zhong. (2014) Small core, big network: a comprehensive approach to GIS teaching practice based on digital three-dimensional campus reconstruction. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 38:1, pages 119-135.
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Torsten Wissmann. (2013) Tuning the field trip: audio-guided tours as a replacement for 1-day excursions in human geography. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 37:4, pages 595-610.
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Alan Marvell, David Simm, Rebecca Schaaf & Richard Harper. (2013) Students as scholars: evaluating student-led learning and teaching during fieldwork. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 37:4, pages 547-566.
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Darryn Mitussis & Jackie Sheehan. (2013) Reflections on the Pedagogy of International Field-schools: Experiential Learning and Emotional Engagement. Enhancing Learning in the Social Sciences 5:3, pages 41-54.
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Joseph Leydon & Sally Turner. (2013) The Challenges and Rewards of Introducing Field Trips Into a Large Introductory Geography Class. Journal of Geography 112:6, pages 248-261.
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Shauna Brail. (2013) Experiencing the city: Urban Studies students and service learning. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 37:2, pages 241-256.
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Debby Cotton, Jennie Winter & Ian Bailey. (2013) Researching the hidden curriculum: intentional and unintended messages. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 37:2, pages 192-203.
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Louise Gilbert, Janet Rose, Sally Palmer & Mary Fuller. (2013) Active engagement, emotional impact and changes in practice arising from a residential field trip. International Journal of Early Years Education 21:1, pages 22-38.
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Glenda P. Wall & Janet Speake. (2012) European Geography Higher Education Fieldwork and the Skills Agenda. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 36:3, pages 421-435.
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Sarah Wright & Paul Hodge. (2012) To be Transformed: Emotions in Cross-Cultural, Field-Based Learning in Northern Australia. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 36:3, pages 355-368.
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Katie Oost, Bregje De Vries & JoopA. Van der Schee. (2011) Enquiry-driven fieldwork as a rich and powerful teaching strategy – school practices in secondary geography education in the Netherlands. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education 20:4, pages 309-325.
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Elizabeth Mavroudi & Heike Jöns. (2011) Video Documentaries in the Assessment of Human Geography Field Courses. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 35:4, pages 579-598.
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Jennifer L. Fluri & Amy Trauger. (2011) The Corporeal Marker Project (CMP): Teaching About Bodily Difference, Identity and Place Through Experience. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 35:4, pages 551-563.
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Dawn T. Nicholson. (2011) Embedding Research in a Field-based Module through Peer Review and Assessment for Learning. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 35:4, pages 529-549.
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Nancy Hoalst-Pullen & JayD. Gatrell. (2011) Collaborative Learning and Interinstitutional Partnerships: An Opportunity for Integrative Fieldwork in Geography. Journal of Geography 110:6, pages 252-263.
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Veronica della Dora. (2011) Engaging Sacred Space: Experiments in the Field. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 35:2, pages 163-184.
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