Teaching and Learning in the Tropics: An Epistemic Exploration of "the Field" in a Development Studies Field Trip

Autor/in	Patel, Kamna
Titel	Teaching and Learning in the Tropics: An Epistemic Exploration of "the Field" in a Development Studies Field Trip
Quelle	In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 39 (2015) 4, S.584-594 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8265
DOI	10.1080/03098265.2015.1084499
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Field Trips; International Programs; Diaries; College Students; Geography; Geography Instruction; Epistemology; Ethiopia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Exkursion; Diary; Tagebuch; Collegestudent; Geografie; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Erkenntnistheorie; Äthiopien
Abstract	Development studies employs theories, tools and methods often found in geography, including the international field trip to a "developing" country. In 2013 and 2014, I led a two-week trip to Ethiopia. To better comprehend the effects of "the field" on students' learning, I introduced an assessed reflexive field diary to understand what the field trip experience teaches students about themselves and their relationship to the field. In this paper, I present critical reflections on "the field" that speak to a provocative concept--"the tropics". These reflections illuminate prevailing challenges in the study and practice of development and suggest a way forward. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01