ERIC Number: EJ1420644
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0309-8265
EISSN: EISSN-1466-1845
Road Trip Field Course
Eric Magrane; Daniel Carter
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v48 n2 p312-323 2024
Field study and field courses are integral to the discipline of geography. While there are many forms that a field course might take, in this paper we draw on two university-level field courses in the U.S. Southwest to propose a road trip pedagogy for field study. We reflect on the particular resonance of the road trip in the American West and how Western road trip mythology, combined with our own road trip experiences, helped shape the design of two road trip field courses. The educational value of both planned and un-planned encounters is a key strength of a road trip field course. We conclude by briefly reflecting on two future considerations for road trip pedagogy: possibilities for aligning anti-racist pedagogy with road trip pedagogy and the potential transferability of our American West road trip to other locations.
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Field Trips, Undergraduate Students, Course Descriptions, Teaching Methods, Racism, Geographic Regions, United States History, State Universities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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