Geography in school and a curriculum of survival

摘要: The economic and environmental crises that face humanity today require an educational response. This article accepts the proposition education may play a part in preparing human beings to survive impacts of human-induced climate change for example. However, education, according some conceptualizations, is also crisis. It appears far from clear what ‘curriculum survival’ consists of. adopts sceptical viewpoint on sustainability. Rather than be concerned with ever tighter definitions this mean, or prescriptions more effective practices, it turns its gaze towards there already – imperfect but long-standing idea disciplinary enquiry called geography. Geography as ‘world subject’ great salience. about occupation planet has always ultimately been survival. explores two ideas geography appeals re-assessment role ‘traditional’ disciplines, especially geography, curriculum