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Lane, Rod; Catling, Simon – Journal of Geography, 2016
Climatic hazards are a key feature of life. It is vital that teachers are knowledgeable about these phenomena in order to develop their students' understanding of them. This study used a mixed methods approach to examine the accuracy and depth of preservice primary teachers' (n = 430) knowledge of tropical cyclones. The findings suggest that…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Accuracy, Knowledge Level, Natural Disasters
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Measham, Thomas G. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2007
This paper discusses the concept of "primal landscapes" as a way of conceptualising the interactions between children and the environments they grow up in. The paper discusses this concept drawing on empirical research conducted in the field of human geography on how people learn about their environments. The research employed a…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Environmental Education, Human Geography, Experiential Learning