Powerful Knowledge in Geography Education
Faculty of Geosciences Tine Béneker has been Professor of Geography & Education at Utrecht University since 1 November 2017. She has spent the past twenty years conducting research into future-oriented education, the global dimension in geography education, (world)citizenship and education, and visions of the future and global consciousness among young people. Tine is Director of Education in the Department of Human Geography and Planning and is also a member of the Board of Studies of the Graduate School of Teaching. Her teaching focuses on the two-year teacher education Master’s programme Geography: Education and Communication. She is currently a partner in the international geocapabilities project (www.geocapabilities.org). In addition, as a member of the board of the Royal Dutch Geographical Society, she is closely involved in the GeoFutureSchool project and in curricular innovation. From 2012 to 2016, she was a ‘lector’ in subject specific pedagogy for geography, history, civics, economics and religious education in the Fontys teacher education programme in Tilburg, the Netherlands. Inaugural lecture Powerful knowledge in geography education Tine Béneker Powerful knowledge in geography education Inaugural lecture given by Tine Béneker at the acceptance of the position of professor of Geography & Education, at the Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, at October 16th 2018 COLOPHON ISBN 978 90 6266 521 1 Published by Utrecht University, 2018 Photo Tine Béneker Ed van Rijswijk Graphic Design C&M (9464) – Faculty of Geosciences – Utrecht University Cover Illustration made by: ©Mary Crooks, National Geographic Rector magnificus, ladies and gentlemen, Last month, Bas Heijne1 opened the fake-news-week with his essay entitled ‘Truth is not a matter of perspective’ (De waarheid is geen kwestie van perspectief).
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