Geography Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Systematic Review

Eefje Smit; Hanneke Tuithof; Elwin Savelsbergh; Tine Béneker

doi:10.1080/00221341.2023.2173796

Geography Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Systematic Review

Eefje Smit^*, Hanneke Tuithof, Elwin Savelsbergh, Tine Béneker

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Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) is the knowledge teachers use to teach a specific subject to a specific audience. The importance of PCK to quality teaching is widely recognized. However, an overview of research about geography teachers’ PCK is missing. To fill this gap, we conducted a systematic review. We analyzed 43 empirical studies, but only 9 used PCK as a framework. Most studies addressed instructional strategies or teaching orientations. The studies were too diverse to draw conclusions on geography teachers’ PCK in general. But portraits of 16 geography teachers emphasized the necessity of geographical knowledge and teaching experience for PCK-quality.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	20-29
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Geography
Volume	122
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00221341.2023.2173796
Publication status	Published - 10 Feb 2023

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Funding Information:
This publication is part of the project “PCK-development of BEd. Geography students in the Netherlands” (with project number 023.016.004) of the research programme Doctoral Grants for Teachers which is financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

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© 2023 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Keywords

PCK
earth sciences
geography
social studies
subject pedagogy

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