Becoming Lost Within Relational, Democratic Geographical Fieldwork Spaces
Becoming lost within relational, democratic geographical fieldwork spaces Submitted by Sharon Witt to the University of Exeter as a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Education in Education, November 2018 This thesis is available for library use on the understanding that it is copyright material and that no quotation from the thesis may be published without proper acknowledgement. I certify that all material in this thesis which is not my own work has been identified and that any material that has previously been submitted and approved for the award of a degree by this or any other University has been acknowledged. 1 Appreciation Notes This thesis is deeply personal as well as professional and I hope it shares my enthusiasms and interests for teaching and learning geography, particularly geographical fieldwork. This thesis is not only about geographical fieldwork, but also about my life as a learner, reader, writer, geographer, historian, student, teacher, teacher educator, collaborator, daughter, sister and friend. As Doreen Massey (2005) acknowledges nothing ever happens in isolation. Our work always involves connections with others. This thesis has emerged from relationships with animals, people, experiences, theories, books, ideas, things and places. It would be impossible to thank everyone and all the places that have influenced my thinking and my ideas in meandering conversations and wanderings over the years. I would like to share my appreciation of a few below. The ‘where of encounter’ matters (Instone, 2012:282) and so I would like to begin by thanking the New Forest, a magical place, full of wonder, beauty and mystery amongst the heath, mires and wooded landscapes.
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