ERIC Number: EJ881711
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-May
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0309-8265
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"A Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, inside an Enigma": Teaching Post-Socialist Transformation to UK Students in Moscow
Moran, Dominique; Round, John
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v34 n2 p265-282 May 2010
In the 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, teaching post-socialist transition to undergraduate students has become increasingly challenging. This paper relates the development, planning and operation of a fieldwork module in Moscow, for Year Three geography undergraduates. It argues that "on-street" teaching and imaginative use of visual sources can partially overcome the linguistic drawbacks of fieldwork in this context. It supports the utility of fieldwork for teaching post-socialist transformation, but stresses the need for local knowledge and contacts, linguistic ability on the part of module staff, and careful planning, to overcome anticipated and unexpected challenges. (Contains 3 notes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Geography Instruction, Field Experience Programs, Theory Practice Relationship, Police Community Relationship, Cultural Differences, Consciousness Raising, Political Campaigns, Time Perspective, Proximity, Historic Sites, Indigenous Knowledge, Program Development, Program Implementation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Russia (Moscow); United Kingdom
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