Richard Harris|Tate Nicholas|Catherine Souch|Alex Singleton|Scott Orford|C. J. Keylock|C. Jarvis|Chris Brunsdon
Geographers Count: A Report on Quantitative Methods in Geography
University of Bristol|University of Leicester|Royal Geographical Society|University of Liverpool|Cardiff University|University of Sheffield|University of Leicester|National University of Ireland, Maynooth
report drawn project funded better support teachers quantitative methods uk social science identify types quantitative methods taught geography curricula uk schools universities discuss attitudes towards methods amongst students teachers argue geography benefitted position intersection sciences social sciences humanities retaining quantitative component consequently levels basic numeracy data handling remained relatively high leaving discipline well placed respond call greater quantitative training within social sciences uk however also suspect typical levels quantitative training university human geography courses sufficiently high compete international stage title suggests report focused geography however raise issues germane disciplines including actually mean quantitative methods taught twentyfirst century curriculum meaningfully embed methods substantive themes teaching discipline whether expected minimum standard quantitative competence existing quality assurance agency benchmarks require