Las salidas de campo en España como recurso didáctico para la enseñanza de la Geografía. Una revisión bibliográfica

Abstract

The teaching of Geography should be directed towards about the formation of students who possess the skills to understand and analyze the territory through the location and distribution of relevant facts, as well as being able to obtain, interpret, value and apply such information to the different contexts of everyday life. The aim of this research is to do a bibliometric review and analyze the evolution of studies about fieldworks in Spain from the Geography and the identification of the main topics of research (1980 2018). The results reveal 4 main themes: 1) The potential of fieldwork as a didactic resource for the teaching of Geography; 2) The importance of fieldworks for the interpretation of the territory; 3) Proposals for fieldworks (case studies); and 4) The incorporation of the Information and Communication Technologies to fieldworks. After this bibliographical review, it becomes clear how the fieldworks can help the student to assimilate theoretical concepts, create a critical and interpretative vision of the territory analyzed, and review the evolution of these topics in the last decades.