PÁNEK, J, Vít PÁSZTO and Chris PERKINS. Flying a kite: playful mapping in a multidisciplinary field-course. JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY IN HIGHER EDUCATION. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2018, vol. 42, No 3, p. 317-336. ISSN 0309-8265. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2018.1463975.
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Original name Flying a kite: playful mapping in a multidisciplinary field-course
Authors PÁNEK, J, Vít PÁSZTO and Chris PERKINS.
Edition JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, ABINGDON, ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2018, 0309-8265.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Organization unit Moravian Business College Olomouc
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2018.1463975
UT WoS 000438405500001
Keywords in English Kite-mapping; Gozo; playful geography; research-led teaching; DIY mapping
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Abstract
This article reviews the potential of kite-mapping as part of an interdisciplinary and multinational field course. It situates kite-mapping as a low cost, high quality, participatory approach, in relation to field use of maps, arguing that research might usefully attend to more than simply the skills acquired during the field exercise and the technicalities of the innovation. Evidenced from two day-long workshops on the Maltese island of Gozo we describe practical issues involved in making the mapping work. We draw on descriptions of field practice and deploy a multi-method evaluation of staff and student reactions and experiences to explore pedagogic aspects of kite-mapping. We conclude that the practices of kite-mapping significantly impact upon the value of the mapping technique, and highlight how creative and playful mapping processes implicit in the technique might usefully be deployed in other field contexts.
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