The Role of Place, Geography, and Geographic Information Systems in Educational Research

Mann, Bryan; Saultz, Andrew

doi:10.1177/2332858419869340

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“…In the field of educational research, most scholars using GIS have centered issues of justice, equity, and access in their spatial research from the very outset (Cobb, 2020). From analyzing the distribution of preschools (Webster & White, 1997) to mapping literacy-rich environments (Jocson & Thorne-Wallington, 2013) to producing asset-based cartographies of possibility (Green, 2015), educational researchers have used spatial analysis to develop knowledge based on the understanding that space, place, race, income, and opportunity are all deeply interconnected, particularly in the United States (Cobb, 2020;Mann & Saultz, 2019). Inspired by this body of work, my objective in this research is to reveal spatial configurations of power that may contribute to educational inequities.…”

Section: Critical Gismentioning

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Mapping choice: A critical GIS analysis of English learner enrollment

Sartori

2023

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In many ways, Arizona is on the forefront of school choice: in addition to a state-wide open enrollment law, it was one of the first states to adopt charter school legislation in 1994 and currently has the second-highest percentage of public school students attending charter schools in the nation. Despite the extensive research on school choice, less is known about whether choice systems meaningfully impart more opportunities for students classified as English learners, a diverse group that has been the subject of multiple discriminatory policies and has one of the lowest graduation rates in the state. The current paper uses geospatial analysis to examine English learner participation in school choice in one Arizona metropolitan area. The results indicate that charter schools consistently under-enroll EL students regardless of demographic variability across geographic locations. Charter school locational patterns may be one contributing factor to EL enrollment disparities, though they are not likely to be the only reason. Employing a conceptual framework of motility or “mobility capital” (Kaufman et al., 2004) and a critical stance on the spatial dimensions of neoliberal reforms, findings suggest that unregulated school choice may not reliably provide improved schooling options for students classified as English learners.

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Mapping choice: A critical GIS analysis of English learner enrollment

Sartori

2023

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“…Thus, especially as theories and methodologies from geography have become more popular in educational research (Butler & Sinclair, 2020;Cobb, 2020;Mann & Saultz, 2019;Yoon et al, 2018), researchers have increasingly examined the role of geography in enabling or restricting school choices (Lubienski & Lee, 2017). Much of the geographic research on school choice has focused on spatial factors, such as where schools are located and students' commute distance and time (M. R. Scott & Marshall, 2019), with subsequent attention to the role of transportation access (e.g., Stein et al, 2020;Trajkovski et al, 2021).…”

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Race, Geography, and School Choice Policy: A Critical Analysis of Detroit Students’ Suburban School Choices

Singer

Lenhoff

2022

AERA Open

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The purpose of this study is to advance our thinking about race and racism in geospatial analyses of school choice policy. To do so, we present a critical race spatial analysis of Detroit students’ suburban school choices. To frame our study, we describe the racial and spatial dynamics of school choice, drawing in particular on the concepts of opportunity hoarding and predatory landscapes. We find that Detroit students’ suburban school choices were circumscribed by racial geography and concentrated in just a handful of schools and districts. We also find notable differences between students in different racial groups. For all Detroit exiters, their schools were significantly more segregated and lower quality than those of their suburban peers. We propose future directions for research on families’ school choices as well as school and district behavior at the intersection of race, geography, and school choice policy.

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“…Fieldwork plays a key role in geographical education. Fieldwork allows students to learn more deeply the content of the subject geography, the system of research tasks set in the classroom, and correlate the situations of everyday life (Mann & Saultz 2019). In addition, students study ways to solve research problems, communication and research skills, and educational and fieldwork is carried out through a personality-oriented approach (Kim, 2020).…”

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Methods and Techniques of Remote Organization of Fieldwork in Geography Lessons

MUSSAKHAN,

AKSOY,

BORANKULOVA

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Pedagogy and Psychology

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Fieldwork is of great importance as a cognitive activity. The article identifies several issues related to the organization of educational fieldwork in general education schools in geography - the inconsistency of educational bases with the forms of educational field practice, and improper performance of educational fieldwork due to the high level of safety rules. In the course of the research work, an analysis of theoretical and practical scientific works was carried out, and a survey of geography teachers in secondary schools was conducted. By the results of the survey received at the level of the republic, new opportunities for solving the identified issues will be analyzed, and conclusions will be given. During the analysis, it was suggested that activities at all stages of the organization of hydrological training and fieldwork can be carried out through digital platforms that are conducted remotely. In this regard, the organization of field training in a remote format requires the use of digital resources. It is clear from the results of the survey that the work of field practice is not always carried out in the traditional format. The methods of organizing hydrological fieldwork at school and the possibilities of using digital tools are determined, and methodological approaches to geography teachers are proposed. Keywords: geographical education; pedagogical technologies; teaching methods; research activities; field practice; digital resources; online whiteboard.

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The Role of Place, Geography, and Geographic Information Systems in Educational Research

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Mapping choice: A critical GIS analysis of English learner enrollment

Mapping choice: A critical GIS analysis of English learner enrollment

Race, Geography, and School Choice Policy: A Critical Analysis of Detroit Students’ Suburban School Choices

Methods and Techniques of Remote Organization of Fieldwork in Geography Lessons

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