Brian Chalkley
Biographic Data
| ID | 3756753 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Chalkley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Chalkley |
| SIGNATURE | CHALKLEY B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Plymouth |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 175 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Geography, GIS and employability in Turkey
Although higher education in Turkey does not have especially well-advanced systems and resources for addressing graduate employability, two developments are making it particularly important for Turkish geography departments to give increased priority to this agenda. One is the country’s new Higher Education Qualifications Framework and the other is a major increase in geography student numbers, which means that geographers seeking school teaching…
Student perspectives on the teaching of geographical information systems (GIS) in geography degrees
In an era when graduate employability is a key concern, the teaching of geographical information systems (GIS) has become a subject of considerable interest. This paper reports on a study of the GIS student learning experience using student survey data from six UK geography undergraduate programmes. The findings show that although students’ satisfaction levels are generally encouraging, more could be done to capitalize on the opportunities GIS of…
Challenging Times in HE Support: The Closure of the UK's Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Gees)
Community Engagement for Student Learning in Geography
This article examines the role and purpose of community engagement as a learning and teaching strategy within higher education geography. It explores different interpretations of the concept of community engagement and illustrates different examples of this kind of learning through six case studies drawn from Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA. Key factors which can lead to success in community engagement and also some of the risks and c…
Professor Mark Blacksell
Andrew Mark Yates Blacksell, a human geographer with unusually widespread interests and expertise, and a man of enormous character and warmth, died of cancer on 12 January 2008, aged 65. Mark went to Balliol College, Oxford from Barnstaple Grammar School to read geography in 1961 and stayed on to undertake doctoral research. His DPhil topic reflected the empirical regional tradition that still predominated at Oxford, notwithstanding the spatial s…
Teaching Geography for Social Transformation
This paper considers how higher education geography is a discipline that can make a significant contribution to addressing inequality and engaging with the agenda for social change. It adopts the view that the teaching of geography can promote social transformation through the development of knowledge, skills and values in students that encourage social justice and equity. The paper explores how teaching about social transformation is closely int…
Education for Sustainable Development: Continuation
In recent years climate change, energy supplies, global inequalities and habitat destruction have become the focus of much increased public attention and concern. The planet's state of health and i
A Centre for Excellence in Education for Sustainable Development
The English higher education landscape has recently experienced a significant change with the addition of 74 Centres for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETLs), each one devoted to a particular educational issue or theme. This paper highlights a CETL which is of special interest to geographers in that it is focused on the promotion of education for sustainable development (ESD). The CETL is based at the University of Plymouth, UK, and is taske…
Towards the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development: Introduction
Mega‐sporting events in urban and regional policy: A history of the Winter Olympics
‘Mega‐events’, such as the Olympic Games, have emerged as an important tool of urban and regional renewal through their ability to justify redevelopment and enhancement, attract inward investment, promote tourism and create new images for host cities. This paper complements previous research into the urban effects of the Summer Games by focusing on the infrastructural legacy of hosting the Winter Games, 1924–2002. The discussion concentrates upon…
Students' Undergraduate Expectations and Post‐graduation Experiences of the Value of a Degree
The internationally shared belief that higher education has a role to play in delivering graduates with an ability to contribute to the knowledge‐based economy is one of the main driving forces behind the 'employability agenda' that has emerged in UK higher education in recent years. For a variety of reasons, including the genuine desire to meet the needs of its graduates, geography is responding to the employability agenda through curriculum cha…
Environmental Education in Russian Universities
(2002). Environmental Education in Russian Universities. Journal of Geography in Higher Education: Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 149-157
JGHE Symposium: Benchmark Standards for Higher Education Introducing the First Benchmark Standards for Higher Education Geography
The UK's Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education has recently required British geography to produce a national benchmark statement which sets out the key characteristics of degree-level programmes in geography and outlines the standards which students are expected to achieve. This document will be of direct relevance to all UK geographers and no doubt of considerable interest also to those working in other countries. In addition to presenti…
Geography Teaching in Higher Education: Quality, assessment, and accountability
This paper address three questions: (1) What do we mean by 'high-quality' geography teaching in higher education? (2) How do we identify and evaluate it? and (3) To what extent are faculty and departments held accountable for the quality of their teaching? For anyone interested in geographical education, these questions are obviously of fundamental importance and yet curiously they are rarely asked, at least in this direct form. The reason may be…
Urban development through hosting international events: A history of the Olympic Games
In recent years, there has been increased interest in the idea of promoting urban development and change through the hosting of major events. This approach offers host cities the possibility of 'fast track' urban regeneration, a stimulus to economic growth, improved transport and cultural facilities, and enhanced global recognition and prestige. Many authors attribute the increased importance of event-led development to wider transformations in t…
Seed' has Germinated: Staff resources on fieldwork, lab work, computer-aided learning and employer links
Setting a Post-Dearing Agenda for Geography
Arena Symposium: Dearing and Geography
From time to time national governments undertake wide-ranging reviews of higher education which can have substantial consequences for institutions, disciplines and students. The Dearing Report is the culmination of a major review of this kind recently completed in the UK. It seeks to chart the course for the nation's higher education system across the next 20 years. Interestingly, many of the ideas it develops will be familiar to an international…
Knowledge, nationhood and governance: The speed of the Royal post in early-modern England
Olympic Games: Catalyst of urban change
The Olympic Games have emerged as a significant catalyst of urban change and can act as a key instrument of urban policy for their host cities. This paper reviews the effect of the Games on the built environment of the various cities which have acted as hosts in the modern Olympic period (1896–1996) and assesses the preparations now being made for the Games in Sydney in the year 2000. The review indicates that the Games have been increasingly use…
Using optical mark readers for student assessment and course evaluation
One of the main pressures on academic staff is the burden of student assessment and marking. The use of optical mark readers (OMRs) in conjunction with objective tests can bring very substantial time savings and also ensure that students are assessed across the whole curriculum. This paper outlines the benefits and limitations of automated assessment and offers practical advice for individuals and departments considering a move in this direction.…
Introducing objective tests and OMR‐based student assessment: A case study
This paper describes the process by which objective‐question tests, using an OMR, were introduced into a number of first‐year geography modules at the University of Plymouth. It discusses the rationale for such a move and some of the issues which have arisen. The paper goes on to present the results of various statistical tests, including a comparison of student performance in the objective‐question exams and in the traditional examination essays…
Geography staff placements: Nice work
Although more geography degrees are beginning to include some form of student work placement, less attention has been given to the idea of work placements for staff. This paper considers the possible benefits of this idea and reviews a small pilot scheme and the lessons learned from it. Keywords: Work placementstaff development
The quality era
(1994). The quality era. Journal of Geography in Higher Education: Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 163-167
The rural population turnround: A case-study of North Devon
Olympic Games: Catalyst of urban change
The Olympic Games have emerged as a significant catalyst of urban change and can act as a key instrument of urban policy for their host cities. This paper reviews the effect of the Games on the built environment of the various cities which have acted as hosts in the modern Olympic period (1896–1996) and assesses the preparations now being made for the Games in Sydney in the year 2000. The review indicates that the Games have been increasingly use…
The rural population turnround: A case-study of North Devon
Community Engagement for Student Learning in Geography
This article examines the role and purpose of community engagement as a learning and teaching strategy within higher education geography. It explores different interpretations of the concept of community engagement and illustrates different examples of this kind of learning through six case studies drawn from Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA. Key factors which can lead to success in community engagement and also some of the risks and c…
Teaching Geography for Social Transformation
This paper considers how higher education geography is a discipline that can make a significant contribution to addressing inequality and engaging with the agenda for social change. It adopts the view that the teaching of geography can promote social transformation through the development of knowledge, skills and values in students that encourage social justice and equity. The paper explores how teaching about social transformation is closely int…
Students' Undergraduate Expectations and Post‐graduation Experiences of the Value of a Degree
The internationally shared belief that higher education has a role to play in delivering graduates with an ability to contribute to the knowledge‐based economy is one of the main driving forces behind the 'employability agenda' that has emerged in UK higher education in recent years. For a variety of reasons, including the genuine desire to meet the needs of its graduates, geography is responding to the employability agenda through curriculum cha…
Student perspectives on the teaching of geographical information systems (GIS) in geography degrees
In an era when graduate employability is a key concern, the teaching of geographical information systems (GIS) has become a subject of considerable interest. This paper reports on a study of the GIS student learning experience using student survey data from six UK geography undergraduate programmes. The findings show that although students’ satisfaction levels are generally encouraging, more could be done to capitalize on the opportunities GIS of…
The quality era
(1994). The quality era. Journal of Geography in Higher Education: Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 163-167
Knowledge, nationhood and governance: The speed of the Royal post in early-modern England
Education for Sustainable Development: Continuation
In recent years climate change, energy supplies, global inequalities and habitat destruction have become the focus of much increased public attention and concern. The planet's state of health and i
A Centre for Excellence in Education for Sustainable Development
The English higher education landscape has recently experienced a significant change with the addition of 74 Centres for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETLs), each one devoted to a particular educational issue or theme. This paper highlights a CETL which is of special interest to geographers in that it is focused on the promotion of education for sustainable development (ESD). The CETL is based at the University of Plymouth, UK, and is taske…
The Reform of the European Regional Development Fund: A Preliminary Assessment
Environmental Education in Russian Universities
(2002). Environmental Education in Russian Universities. Journal of Geography in Higher Education: Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 149-157
Geography staff placements: Nice work
Although more geography degrees are beginning to include some form of student work placement, less attention has been given to the idea of work placements for staff. This paper considers the possible benefits of this idea and reviews a small pilot scheme and the lessons learned from it. Keywords: Work placementstaff development
Using optical mark readers for student assessment and course evaluation
One of the main pressures on academic staff is the burden of student assessment and marking. The use of optical mark readers (OMRs) in conjunction with objective tests can bring very substantial time savings and also ensure that students are assessed across the whole curriculum. This paper outlines the benefits and limitations of automated assessment and offers practical advice for individuals and departments considering a move in this direction.…
Geography, GIS and employability in Turkey
Although higher education in Turkey does not have especially well-advanced systems and resources for addressing graduate employability, two developments are making it particularly important for Turkish geography departments to give increased priority to this agenda. One is the country’s new Higher Education Qualifications Framework and the other is a major increase in geography student numbers, which means that geographers seeking school teaching…
Challenging Times in HE Support: The Closure of the UK's Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Gees)
Professor Mark Blacksell
Andrew Mark Yates Blacksell, a human geographer with unusually widespread interests and expertise, and a man of enormous character and warmth, died of cancer on 12 January 2008, aged 65. Mark went to Balliol College, Oxford from Barnstaple Grammar School to read geography in 1961 and stayed on to undertake doctoral research. His DPhil topic reflected the empirical regional tradition that still predominated at Oxford, notwithstanding the spatial s…
Towards the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development: Introduction
Geography Teaching in Higher Education: Quality, assessment, and accountability
This paper address three questions: (1) What do we mean by 'high-quality' geography teaching in higher education? (2) How do we identify and evaluate it? and (3) To what extent are faculty and departments held accountable for the quality of their teaching? For anyone interested in geographical education, these questions are obviously of fundamental importance and yet curiously they are rarely asked, at least in this direct form. The reason may be…
Arena Symposium: Dearing and Geography
From time to time national governments undertake wide-ranging reviews of higher education which can have substantial consequences for institutions, disciplines and students. The Dearing Report is the culmination of a major review of this kind recently completed in the UK. It seeks to chart the course for the nation's higher education system across the next 20 years. Interestingly, many of the ideas it develops will be familiar to an international…
The Reform of the European Regional Development Fund: A Preliminary Assessment
The rural population turnround: A case-study of North Devon
The Japanese-Australian Multifunction Polis: Context and Issues
The Multifunction Polis (MFP) is jargon for a proposed Japanese-Australian new city, which is currently the subject of a major feasibility study. The joint project is expected to result in a new city in Australia of 50 000-100 000 population, but its location and viability have yet to be determined. The MFP is viewed by both governments as highly significant for future industrial, urban and international development in the Pacific region. This ar…
The quality era
(1994). The quality era. Journal of Geography in Higher Education: Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 163-167
Geography staff placements: Nice work
Although more geography degrees are beginning to include some form of student work placement, less attention has been given to the idea of work placements for staff. This paper considers the possible benefits of this idea and reviews a small pilot scheme and the lessons learned from it. Keywords: Work placementstaff development
Using optical mark readers for student assessment and course evaluation
One of the main pressures on academic staff is the burden of student assessment and marking. The use of optical mark readers (OMRs) in conjunction with objective tests can bring very substantial time savings and also ensure that students are assessed across the whole curriculum. This paper outlines the benefits and limitations of automated assessment and offers practical advice for individuals and departments considering a move in this direction.…
Introducing objective tests and OMR‐based student assessment: A case study
This paper describes the process by which objective‐question tests, using an OMR, were introduced into a number of first‐year geography modules at the University of Plymouth. It discusses the rationale for such a move and some of the issues which have arisen. The paper goes on to present the results of various statistical tests, including a comparison of student performance in the objective‐question exams and in the traditional examination essays…
Setting a Post-Dearing Agenda for Geography
Arena Symposium: Dearing and Geography
From time to time national governments undertake wide-ranging reviews of higher education which can have substantial consequences for institutions, disciplines and students. The Dearing Report is the culmination of a major review of this kind recently completed in the UK. It seeks to chart the course for the nation's higher education system across the next 20 years. Interestingly, many of the ideas it develops will be familiar to an international…
Knowledge, nationhood and governance: The speed of the Royal post in early-modern England
Olympic Games: Catalyst of urban change
The Olympic Games have emerged as a significant catalyst of urban change and can act as a key instrument of urban policy for their host cities. This paper reviews the effect of the Games on the built environment of the various cities which have acted as hosts in the modern Olympic period (1896–1996) and assesses the preparations now being made for the Games in Sydney in the year 2000. The review indicates that the Games have been increasingly use…
Urban development through hosting international events: A history of the Olympic Games
In recent years, there has been increased interest in the idea of promoting urban development and change through the hosting of major events. This approach offers host cities the possibility of 'fast track' urban regeneration, a stimulus to economic growth, improved transport and cultural facilities, and enhanced global recognition and prestige. Many authors attribute the increased importance of event-led development to wider transformations in t…
Seed' has Germinated: Staff resources on fieldwork, lab work, computer-aided learning and employer links
JGHE Symposium: Benchmark Standards for Higher Education Introducing the First Benchmark Standards for Higher Education Geography
The UK's Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education has recently required British geography to produce a national benchmark statement which sets out the key characteristics of degree-level programmes in geography and outlines the standards which students are expected to achieve. This document will be of direct relevance to all UK geographers and no doubt of considerable interest also to those working in other countries. In addition to presenti…
Geography Teaching in Higher Education: Quality, assessment, and accountability
This paper address three questions: (1) What do we mean by 'high-quality' geography teaching in higher education? (2) How do we identify and evaluate it? and (3) To what extent are faculty and departments held accountable for the quality of their teaching? For anyone interested in geographical education, these questions are obviously of fundamental importance and yet curiously they are rarely asked, at least in this direct form. The reason may be…
Environmental Education in Russian Universities
(2002). Environmental Education in Russian Universities. Journal of Geography in Higher Education: Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 149-157
Mega‐sporting events in urban and regional policy: A history of the Winter Olympics
‘Mega‐events’, such as the Olympic Games, have emerged as an important tool of urban and regional renewal through their ability to justify redevelopment and enhancement, attract inward investment, promote tourism and create new images for host cities. This paper complements previous research into the urban effects of the Summer Games by focusing on the infrastructural legacy of hosting the Winter Games, 1924–2002. The discussion concentrates upon…
Students' Undergraduate Expectations and Post‐graduation Experiences of the Value of a Degree
The internationally shared belief that higher education has a role to play in delivering graduates with an ability to contribute to the knowledge‐based economy is one of the main driving forces behind the 'employability agenda' that has emerged in UK higher education in recent years. For a variety of reasons, including the genuine desire to meet the needs of its graduates, geography is responding to the employability agenda through curriculum cha…
Towards the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development: Introduction
Teaching Geography for Social Transformation
This paper considers how higher education geography is a discipline that can make a significant contribution to addressing inequality and engaging with the agenda for social change. It adopts the view that the teaching of geography can promote social transformation through the development of knowledge, skills and values in students that encourage social justice and equity. The paper explores how teaching about social transformation is closely int…
Education for Sustainable Development: Continuation
In recent years climate change, energy supplies, global inequalities and habitat destruction have become the focus of much increased public attention and concern. The planet's state of health and i
A Centre for Excellence in Education for Sustainable Development
The English higher education landscape has recently experienced a significant change with the addition of 74 Centres for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETLs), each one devoted to a particular educational issue or theme. This paper highlights a CETL which is of special interest to geographers in that it is focused on the promotion of education for sustainable development (ESD). The CETL is based at the University of Plymouth, UK, and is taske…
Community Engagement for Student Learning in Geography
This article examines the role and purpose of community engagement as a learning and teaching strategy within higher education geography. It explores different interpretations of the concept of community engagement and illustrates different examples of this kind of learning through six case studies drawn from Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA. Key factors which can lead to success in community engagement and also some of the risks and c…
Professor Mark Blacksell
Andrew Mark Yates Blacksell, a human geographer with unusually widespread interests and expertise, and a man of enormous character and warmth, died of cancer on 12 January 2008, aged 65. Mark went to Balliol College, Oxford from Barnstaple Grammar School to read geography in 1961 and stayed on to undertake doctoral research. His DPhil topic reflected the empirical regional tradition that still predominated at Oxford, notwithstanding the spatial s…
Challenging Times in HE Support: The Closure of the UK's Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Gees)
Political science (19 works) · Sociology (19 works) · Geography Education and Pedagogy (15 works) · Engineering (14 works) · Pedagogy (14 works) · Geography (13 works) · Computer Science (11 works) · Higher education (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Historical Geography and Geographical Thought (9 works)