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Hanus, Martin; Tani, Sirpa; Béneker, Tine; Höhnle, Steffen – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2022
During the 2015 sudden rise in migration movements in Europe, approximately 2.4 million refugees arrived in Europe and 1.2 million asylum applications were received in the European Union countries. We were interested in finding out whether these rapid changes and the polarised attitudes represented in the media affected young people's attitudes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes
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Biddulph, M.; Bèneker, T.; Mitchell, D.; Hanus, M.; Leininger-Frézal, C.; Zwartjes, L.; Donert, K. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2020
GeoCapabilities offers an approach for unlocking powerful disciplinary knowledge (PDK) for children. In phase three of the project, we are exploring how far GeoCapabilities 'works' for teachers serving communities in challenging socio-economic circumstances. We connect GeoCapabilities to social justice in education, theoretically. Then, using the…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Social Justice, Low Income Students, Knowledge Level
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van Straaten, Dick; Wilschut, Arie; Oostdam, Ron – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2019
History education frequently aims at developing active citizenship by using the past to orientate to the present and the future. A pedagogy for pursuing this aim is making connections between the past and the present by means of comparing cases of an enduring human issue. To examine the feasibility and desirability of this case-comparison teaching…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
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Thissen, Frans; Fortuijn, Joos Droogleever; Strijker, Dirk; Haartsen, Tialda – Journal of Rural Studies, 2010
"Should I stay or should I leave my home region?" is one of the key life course questions that many young people must address as they grow to maturity. Social mobility increasingly presupposes geographical mobility, especially in rural areas. The consequences of the selective out-migration of socially mobile young people ("brain…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Rural Youth, Labor Market, Rural Areas