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Reviewing geography education’s relationships with citizenship to (re)imagine possibilities for future research

Abstract:
This article examines the relationships between geography education and citizenship via a scoping review of 60 studies. Literature focused on a range of countries, primarily in Europe, and five interconnected themes were identified: citizenship as a purpose of geography education; engagement with injustices and issues; constructions of ‘the child’; political literacy and participation; and identities in relation to place, nation, and empire. The review highlights a lack of direct engagement with children’s perspectives and calls for future research that centres children’s (lived) citizenship and examines how we can develop children’s knowledges of citizenship, political literacy and participation through school geography.
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1080/00221341.2026.2647835

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Education
Oxford college:
Reuben College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-1915-8767


Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
Journal:
Journal of Geography More from this journal
Publication date:
2026-04-16
Acceptance date:
2026-03-14
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EISSN:
1752-6868
ISSN:
0022-1341


Language:
English
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Subtype:
Review
Pubs id:
2390482
Local pid:
pubs:2390482
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2026-03-17
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