Responding to the globalisation of commerce and communication and driven by competition
in the multi-billion dollar international market for higher education, many universities are …

Background: Many disciplines use outdoor fieldwork (OFW) as an experiential learning
method in higher education. Although there has been an increase in research into the …

This paper reports on research that investigates the effectiveness of residential field courses
in geography, earth science and environmental science courses at UK institutions of higher …

The value of field trips is undisputed across disciplines. Field-site visits whether in social or
physical sciences provide grounding for place-and discovery-based learning. Yet field trips …

This paper seeks to address assumptions on the effectiveness of fieldwork as a mode of
learning in geography. This is approached from an international perspective, both in review …

Fieldwork is central to teaching and learning in geography. The assessment of student
learning from fieldwork can, however, be problematic. This paper evaluates the use of …

Virtual outcrop models are increasingly used in geoscience education to supplement field-
based learning but their efficacy for teaching key 3D spatial thinking skills has not been …

Student-led teaching and learning is an innovative form of active learning that empowers
students with direct ownership of the learning experience. Reporting on a final-year …

Many fieldtrips are designed so that students might have direct experience of 'the
landscape'and/or 'the people'. But as Scott warns, experience of 'the real world'is never …

A student-driven fieldwork method, focused in a local metropolitan area, is described and
assessed. Developed for a second-level course in cultural geography, it was inspired by …