The Prospects for Geography Education Research—What Are the Ways Forward?

Abstract

This chapter considers the prospects for the successful continuance of geography education research and for sustaining the aspirations, and careers, of its researchers. Building on the findings from the previous chapters it questions how, in their research community, geography educators might both strive to strengthen their field of research and make the most of the circumstances they now find themselves in. It concludes that in the context of numerous forces over which geography education researchers currently have little control—not least in terms of government, university and research council policy and, importantly, funding—the most pragmatic way forward is to pursue and promote what is truly distinctive about their research.