There have been a number of important books which have explored thinking around the need to change / explore the geography curriculum and pedagogy to ensure that it is revisits the injustices of the past (and is mindful of those which persist into the present).
I have blogged previously about the GA's previous and present work in this area, and that of other groups including WhatsApp groups, working groups, individuals and projects such as the Voices Project.
John Morgan and David Lambert have previously written on this theme for the GA, and in other forums.
From the publisher's website:Changes in the nature of knowledge production, plus rapid social and cultural change, have meant that the 'curriculum question' – what is to be taught, and by extension, 'whose knowledge' – has been hotly contested. The question of what to teach has become more and more controversial. This book asks: what is an appropriate curriculum response to the acute, renewed interest in issues of race and racism? How does a school subject like geography respond?
The struggle over the school curriculum has frequently been portrayed as being between educational 'traditionalists' and 'progressives'. This book suggests a way out of this impasse. Drawing upon and extending insights from 'social realism', it explores what a Future 3 geography curriculum might look like - one that recognizes the importance of the academic discipline as a source of curriculum-making but at the same time avoids geographical knowledge becoming set in stone. The book focuses very sharply on issues of race and racism, enabling teachers to engage in curriculum making in geography that is racially literate.
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