Flying a Kite: Playful Mapping in a Multidisciplinary Field-Course

Autor/inn/en	Pánek, Jirí; Pászto, Vít; Perkins, Chris
Titel	Flying a Kite: Playful Mapping in a Multidisciplinary Field-Course
Quelle	In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 42 (2018) 3, S.317-336 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pánek, Jirí) ORCID (Pászto, Vít) ORCID (Perkins, Chris)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8265
DOI	10.1080/03098265.2018.1463975
Schlagwörter	Interdisciplinary Approach; Field Experience Programs; Cartography; Map Skills; Workshops; Geography Instruction; Field Trips; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; College Students; Student Research; Foreign Countries; Malta + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Praxisnahes Lernen; Kartenkunde; Kartografie; Kartenverständnis; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Exkursion; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Collegestudent; Studentenforschung; Ausland
Abstract	This article reviews the potential of kite-mapping as part of an interdisciplinary and multinational field course. It situates kite-mapping as a low cost, high quality, participatory approach, in relation to field use of maps, arguing that research might usefully attend to more than simply the skills acquired during the field exercise and the technicalities of the innovation. Evidenced from two day-long workshops on the Maltese island of Gozo we describe practical issues involved in making the mapping work. We draw on descriptions of field practice and deploy a multi-method evaluation of staff and student reactions and experiences to explore pedagogic aspects of kite-mapping. We conclude that the practices of kite-mapping significantly impact upon the value of the mapping technique, and highlight how creative and playful mapping processes implicit in the technique might usefully be deployed in other field contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01