Understanding Teachers’ Knowledge and Practice of Lower Secondary Geographical Investigations

Team Members

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Dr Tricia Seow, NIE

CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS
Dr Kim Irvine, Formerly from NIE

Funding Agency

NIE Education Research Funding Programme

Project Description

This research focused on geographical inquiry as a signature pedagogy for environmental education. It studied how 6 teachers in 4 secondary schools in Singapore planned and conducted water quality studies with their students to understand the practical challenges and opportunities involved, as well as to suggest ways to support teachers further.

 

Related Publications

Seow, T., Irvine, K. N., Beevi, I., & Premathillake, T. (2020). Field-based enquiry in geography: the influence of Singapore teachers’ subject identities on their practice. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 29(4), 347-361.

Seow, T., Chang, J., Irvine, K.N. (2019). Field-Based Inquiry as a Signature Pedagogy for Geography in Singapore. Journal of Geography, 118(6), 227-237.