Americans in Britain: geographic education and foreign field trips

Abstract

Although geography does not have a strong base in American universities, large numbers of US students undertake short courses in the United Kingdom every year. The paper considers the problems involved in designing field trips for these students. It reports on the experience of a two‐week trip with undergraduates from the University of Southern Mississippi and suggests that the educational success of such ventures depends on a combination of clear course structure, student motivation and the imagination of the teacher.