| Abstract: | This Focus section concerns Geographic Education as a PhD specialty. As an introduction, and to establish a theme, the present paper advocates that GeoEd research should move towards a more central position in human geography and social science, and contribute broadly to geographic knowledge. This involves expanding the GeoEd focus well beyond K-12 classroom concerns. The argument involves setting out dimensions of a GeoEd research agenda, describing the observable GeoEd research agenda, and articulating a vision of what GeoEd research in the future might encapsulate. The central message is that, as a PhD specialty, Geographic Education must be solid social science, embody the most current concepts and ideas, and at its best, may not be distinguishable from research in other aspects of human geography. |
