Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
10-2013
Abstract
Geographies of education have drawn more research attention in the last decade. The varied motivations for geographical attention to education have led to divergent approaches. First, a macro, political economy or "outward looking" approach has examined educational provision and what it tells us about wider social, economic and political processes. Second, a micro, social-cultural or "inward looking" approach has emphasised social difference within school spaces, and the links between home and educational spaces. This latter approach has also acknowledged the importance of the voices of children and young people in understanding educational experiences. In this paper, l take stock of existing research in the geographies of education and then make a case for the examination of two types of schools that have received little or no geographical attention thus far, namely international schools and faith-based schools. I propose a multi-scalar framework for analysing the former and a relational framework for understanding the latter.
Keywords
Citizenship, Faith-based schools, Geographies of education, International schools, Spirituality, Education, Nationalism, Research
Discipline
Asian Studies | Education | Human Geography | Religion
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Journal of Cultural Geography
Volume
30
Issue
3
First Page
276
Last Page
307
ISSN
0887-3631
Identifier
10.1080/08873631.2013.834120
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Citation
Kong, Lily.(2013). Balancing Spirituality and Secularism, Globalism and Nationalism: The Geographies of Identity, Integration and Citizenship in Schools. Journal of Cultural Geography, 30(3), 276-307.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1781
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/08873631.2013.834120