2 The purposes of geography in schools The evidence shows that students who study geography through their school lives become some of the most employable people in our society. The organisation [the Geographical Association] comments: ‘Surely all parents would wish their children to engage with a subject that improves their life chances and helps them to develop an informed concern for the world and an ability and willingness to take positive action, both l Learning outcomes The learning outcomes of this unit are: review some of the recent debates about the place of geography in the school curriculum; consider the different aims of geographical education; links for further study 2 The subject discipline Click 'play' to watch the file













