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标题：Geocapabilities: Toward An International Framework for Researching the Purposes and Values of Geography Education
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作者：Michael SOLEM ; David LAMBERT ; Sirpa TANI 等
期刊名称：Review of International Geographical Education Online
电子版ISSN：2146-0353
出版年度：2013
卷号：3
期号：3
出版社：Review of International Geographical Education Online
摘要：GeoCapabilities is a transatlantic collaborative project for researching the purposes and values of geography education through a "capabilities approach". Inspired by the writings of philosopher Amartya Sen and econo mist Martha Nussbaum, the capabilities approach provide s a normative framework for understanding the broader aims of geography in education and how these aims may be shared internationally, irrespective of differences in the scope and sequencing of national geography standards. We posit a capabilities approach also offers significant practical benefits by clarifying for teachers the ways geography imparts a "powerful knowledge" and an essential perspective for life and citizen ship in a highly interdependent world. This article reports the outcomes of the firs t phase of research for GeoCapabilities. A content analysis was performed for the purpose of auditing the national geography standards in the United States, England and Finland for evidence of capabilities as intended educational aims for geography in scho ols, specifically with regard to the geo - capabilities of making personal choices for sustainability, being creative and productive in a global eco no my and culture, and achieving personal autono my. This analysis is followed by a synthesis showing how the re sults of the three national case studies potentially provide a shared conceptual basis for geography curriculum making for human capability development across national boundaries. The article concludes with recommendations for expanding the research and en hancing curriculum making from a capab ilities approach.
关键词：Capabilities; geography education; curriculum making; teacher preparation; teacher ; ; ; leadership