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Exploring the lived experiences of Grade 11 Geography teachers regarding fieldwork
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/91446 Exploring the lived experiences of Grade 11 Geography teachers regarding fieldwork Van der Merwe, Clinton afigeredo@gmail.com Sikerete, Antonio Fieldwork Enquirer-based learning Geography Education Signature Pedagogy Feasibility Operationalise Applicability Curriculum Assessment Policy (CAPS) UCTD Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2023. The South African national curriculum for school geography, the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS), lays emphasis on the requirement for all syllabus topics within the Geography Further Education and Training (FET) phase to be studied through an enquiry-based learning approach. This crucial emphasis on enquiry-based learning calls for fieldwork to be utilised as a significant and indispensable signature pedagogy, through which an enquiry-based learning approach is realised and made possible. A rich array of existing literature positively reckons fieldwork as a distinct learning strategy that enhances effective teaching and learning of geography education. However, despite all the acclaimed benefits concomitant to fieldwork as evidently laid in a myriad of literature, the application and implementation of fieldwork is crippled by various contextual barriers; causing fieldwork to be less applicable at school level. This study uses a qualitative and phenomenological philosophical approach to explore the lived experiences of Grade 11 geography teachers regarding the feasibility and applicability of fieldwork in their practice. The study used semi-structured interviews and focus groups to explore the experiences of the geography teachers regarding fieldwork. Geography teachers were asked to reflect on their fieldwork experiences and further share their perspectives about the feasible operationalisation of fieldwork in their practice. The findings of the study contribute significantly to the understanding of how geography fieldwork can be operationalised feasibly in the geography curriculum. The acquired understanding emanating from these research findings will further render an essential opportunity in informing the policymakers, curriculum developers, curriculum advisors and geography teachers regarding the applicability and efficacy of fieldwork in South Africa. The researcher endorses that an effective application of fieldwork creates a phenomenal opportunity for effective teaching and learning of geography. Humanities Education MEd Unrestricted 2023-07-14T09:06:40Z 2023-07-14T09:06:40Z 2023-09-07 2023 Dissertation * S2023 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91446 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Fieldwork Enquirer-based learning Geography Education Signature Pedagogy Feasibility Operationalise Applicability Curriculum Assessment Policy (CAPS) UCTD Exploring the lived experiences of Grade 11 Geography teachers regarding fieldwork |
| title | Exploring the lived experiences of Grade 11 Geography teachers regarding fieldwork |
| title_full | Exploring the lived experiences of Grade 11 Geography teachers regarding fieldwork |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the lived experiences of Grade 11 Geography teachers regarding fieldwork |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the lived experiences of Grade 11 Geography teachers regarding fieldwork |
| title_short | Exploring the lived experiences of Grade 11 Geography teachers regarding fieldwork |
| title_sort | exploring the lived experiences of grade 11 geography teachers regarding fieldwork |
| topic | Fieldwork Enquirer-based learning Geography Education Signature Pedagogy Feasibility Operationalise Applicability Curriculum Assessment Policy (CAPS) UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91446 |