Call for papers to Journal of Geography in Higher Education (JGHE): Resources section

The JGHE Editorial Board invites proposals for submissions for short articles (up to c3000 words) suitable for the 'Resources' section of the journal. The aim of this section is to publish critical reviews of resources for teaching Geography in higher education. Resources here are defined broadly and include commercially produced resources such as book series, hardware / equipment or software, online resources of all kinds including websites, blogs etc. But also innovative techniques and methods that might be employed to enhance the teaching of Geography. Although we would not expect the articles to be as rigorously evidenced and referenced as a mainline research paper we would look for a high standard of critical scholarship in reviewing and discussing these resources. Resources articles should aim to include a critical discussion / description of these resources and some ideas about how they might be employed within teaching, if appropriate drawing on examples from your own practice. This, the editorial board feel, would be a good opportunity for early career teachers or international scholars to publish in the journal. For example, if you are an early career academic who is, or has just, completed a post graduate teaching in higher education qualification with a Geography focus and have undertaken a small piece of pedagogic research as part of this, Resources might be an appropriate outlet for a paper based on that work. We would also welcome ideas for themed Resources symposia.

The following is extracted from a recently published editorial in the journal that reflects on the ‘Resources’ section. It can be viewed at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03098265.2019.1570091

“We do not wish to be prescriptive about the contents of these submissions, but there are a number of current issues and practices that seem particularly suited to Resources articles. We have seen nothing, for example, in the section to date about social media, particularly Twitter, as a resource for geographers. Many cities such as New York and San Francisco are common destinations for undergraduate field trips from geography departments across many institutions. Submissions that explored these cities as resources for field teaching would be most welcome, perhaps written collectively across institutions. The internet has made available a flood of potential resources for teaching contemporary issues such as migration, climate change, Brexit, the rise of nationalism, flooding, drought, air pollution, inequality, planetary urbanisation, sustainable mobilities, borders, natural disasters and many more that geographical knowledge is central to the understanding of. Articles that helped geography educators negotiate this abundance would be most welcome by the journal's readers. Potential writers might want to go back to the rich early years of Resources and see if there are article types published there that might be revived and reimagined for the twenty first century. Perhaps there are updates of some of these early Resources articles that are waiting to be written?”

Some articles that have appeared in this section of the journal in recent years include:

Joseph B. Fagan, Sean Sturm (2015) 'Drawing in the sand” as a tool for teaching coastal geography', Journal of Geography in Higher Education, Vol. 39, Iss. 3,

Thomas Birtchnell, Chris Gibson (2015) 'Less talk more drone: social research with UAVs', Journal of Geography in Higher Education, Vol. 39, Iss. 1

Heather Winlow, David Simm, Alan Marvell, Rebecca Schaaf (2013) 'Using Focus Group Research to Support Teaching and Learning', Journal of Geography in Higher Education,Vol. 37, Iss. 2

If you are interested in submitting a paper for this section of the journal or have an idea for a themed Resources symposium please send a short outline to: Tim Hall, University of Winchester ([log in to unmask]) in the first instance.