Urban field work – proposal of model activities on the case of Brno

HOFMANN, Eduard and Hana SVOBODOVÁ. Urban field work – proposal of model activities on the case of Brno. In 23. středoevropská geografická konference. Středoevropský prostor v pohledu současné geografie. 2015.

Basic information

• Original name: Urban field work – proposal of model activities on the case of Brno
• Authors: HOFMANN, Eduard and Hana SVOBODOVÁ.
• Edition: 23. středoevropská geografická konference. Středoevropský prostor v pohledu současné geografie, 2015.

Other information

• Original language: Czech
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: Earth magnetism, geodesy, geography
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Organization unit: Faculty of Education
• Keywords in English: fieldwork; geography education; urban area; powerful knowledge

Abstract

Fieldwork is a strong teaching method which makes students learning by doing and it is an important way to develop geographical understanding of the World. Urban field work has been in Czech schools neglected for a long time. Although urban areas offer many opportunities to do interesting field work with students. Aim of this article is presentation of some ideas for urban field work on the model city Brno.