2nd Call for Papers: Fieldtrip Futures: Staff and Student Experiences of Undergraduate fieldtrips
*To allow this session to be as inclusive and accessible as possible we plan that it will run in an online format*
Convenors: Catherine Waite, Faith Tucker and Eugeine Tom (University of Northampton)
Sponsored by: Geography & Education Research Group
As society seeks to navigate a pathway forwards from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is in many instances, an assumption that going back to the way things were before is the ideal scenario. Against this background, this session will reflect on fieldtrip experiences prior to, and during, the pandemic to consider the future of fieldtrip provision. Is a return to pre-pandemic approaches to fieldtrips appropriate, or are there adaptations that were utilised to address pandemic restrictions that can be maintained to provide a ‘best of both worlds’ approach to fieldtrips.
The RGS-IBG (2020) state that fieldwork is “fundamental to a geographical education” and this is reflected by the inclusion of fieldwork in the QAA (2019) subject benchmarks for the Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) disciplines. There is a diverse body of research literature that further attests to this, emphasising the pedagogical benefits of fieldtrips as well as the social benefits to students. (See for example, Wheeler et al. 2011; Marvell and Sim 2016, 2018; Stokes et al. 2011). However, recent research has exposed counter-narratives to this, in terms of inclusivity and accessibility for student participants and the mental health and well-being of the staff who deliver fieldtrips (Tucker and Horton 2019).
This session aims to reflect upon the fieldtrip desires and experiences of staff and students and use these reflections to consider what the future of fieldtrips could be. We are particularly interested in how fieldtrips, that are part of the taught curriculum, can be exclusionary and inaccessible to staff and students, and consequently, how future provision can be delivered in more inclusive, accessible and sustainable ways. To enable this discussion, we are seeking short papers (max. ten minutes in length) to capture a range of experiences, approaches and reflections, followed by an inclusive discussion among all session participants.
Please send abstracts (~250 words) for consideration to: [log in to unmask] by Friday 18th March 2022
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