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Lane, TP, Rourke, M, Kelly, MM, Graves, S, Dalrymple, SE, Dick, JJ, Matthews, T, Onnis, P, Slomba, J, Pétursson, ÓÖ and Heidkamp, CP (2025) Divided by a common language? The impact of a joint international field trip on student skills. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. pp. 1-24. ISSN 0309-8265
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Abstract
Fieldwork is often cited as one of the most important and effective parts of geography education, despite increasing scrutiny over its environmental and financial cost. As a result, it is imperative that any overseas fieldwork is as impactful as possible, enabling deep experiential learning. Here, we investigate the success of a joint field trip (Liverpool John Moores University, UK and Southern Connecticut State University, USA) to East Iceland. Such field trips are rare but have the potential to be extremely impactful on both cohorts of students. We outline the origins of the field trip, the considerations taken into account during planning, and the student skills we embedded into teaching. Surveys and interviews demonstrated that the field trip was highly successful, with students reporting excellent development of environmental and global awareness as well as research and leadership skills. Students also developed strong, lasting social networks, including those in the alternate university, and in Iceland. Cohorts responded similarly, suggesting that the trip presents similar opportunities to all students. We demonstrate that undertaking a joint field trip can deliver huge benefits to students, becoming a “perspective changing, and a once in a lifetime opportunity” affecting future study and career choices.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 0499 Other Earth Sciences; 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy; 1604 Human Geography; Geography |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Biological and Environmental Sciences (from Sep 19) |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Group |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jan 2025 11:18 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jan 2025 11:18 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1080/03098265.2025.2449882 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/25252 |
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