This book introduces and explores a broad range of contemporary issues and key ideas and will provide a useful background for those teaching and training this exciting subject.

1. Geography: Changes and Challenges 2. School Geography in England 1991-2001 The Politics and Practicalities of Curriculum Change 3. Constructing School Geographies 4. The Enquiry-based Approach to Teaching and Learning 5. Curriculum Planning and Course Development, A Matter of Professional Judgement 6. Continuity and Progression 7. Teaching Styles and Strategies 8. Differentiation in Teaching and Learning Geography 9. Using Assessment to Support Learning 10. Raising Attainment in Geography, Prospects and Problems 11. Issues in ICT and Geography 12. Fieldwork in the School Geography Curriculum -Pedagogical Issues and Development 13. Inclusion in Geography 14. Language and Learning in Geography 15. The Geo Visions Project 16. Environmental Sustainable Development 17. Citizenship and Geographical Education 18. Towards a Critical School Geography 19. Geography Matters in a Globalised World 20. Is Geography History? 21. The Role of Research in Supporting Teaching and Learning 22. Understanding How Geography Educators Learn Their Work 23. Action Research for a new Professionalism in Geography Education