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International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
Editors: A/Prof John Lidstone, Queensland University of Technology and Prof Joseph P. Stoltman, Western Michigan University
Book Review Editor: Dr Sarah Witham Bednarz, Texas A & M University
Editorial Assistant: Donna Bennett, Australia


Volume: 14  Number: 4  Page: 356–363

Children’s Voices on Learning about Countries in Geography
Susan Pike1 and Peter Clough2
1Lecturer in Geography Education, St Patrick’s College, Dublin and 2Professor in Education, Queen’s University, Belfast

The Revised Primary School Curriculum, if implemented, will change the nature of teaching and learning about countries in primary classrooms in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). This research aims to listen to children’s voices about distant countries in order to reflect on their experiences and ideas on learning about distant places.

Keywords: children’s voices, distant countries, Republic of Ireland, curriculum

© 2005 S. Pike & P. Clough

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