Meaningful connections: Linking Academic Youth Geography, School Geography and Everyday Geographies
Thanks for stopping by my poster at BeNeLux 2026! Below, you’ll find my contact details, a way to track upcoming publications, and the full list of references. A digital version of the original poster is available at the bottom of this page.
Contact info
A.L. Smits, PhD Candidate and Lecturer
Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Graduate School of Teaching
Utrecht University
a.l.smits@uu.nl
Profile page: https://www.uu.nl/staff/ALSmits
Updates
To stay updated on the publications related to this poster (currently in progress), you can follow my work on:
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/anna-smits-human-geography-research-teaching
Or visit this page: https://www.uu.nl/staff/ALSmits/Publications
References of the three pictures of creative participatory methods:
Abigail’s holiday drawing:
Bushin, N., & White, A. (2010). Migration politics in Ireland: exploring the impacts on young people's geographies. Area, 42(2), 170-180.
Alicia’s, Miguel’s, and Carlos’s food journeys:
Bosco, F. J., Joassart-Marcelli, P., & O'Neal, B. (2017). Food journeys: Place, mobility, and the everyday food practices of young people. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 107(6), 1479-1498.
Irina’s map of her bedroom:
Spring, E. (2021). “Everyone Has Their Own Places”: Mapping as a Storied Approach to the Study of Youth Identity. Language and Literacy, 23(1), 79-96.
Other references:
Béneker, T. (2018). Krachtige kennis in geografie-onderwijs. Utrecht University
Béneker, T., Van Campenhout, G., & Van der Vaart, R. (Eds.). (2023). Aardrijkskunde in transitie?: Vakinhoudelijke perspectieven op de examenprogramma's aardrijkskunde. KNAG.
Béneker, T., & van der Vaart, R. (2020). The knowledge curve: Combining types of knowledges leads to powerful thinking. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 29(3), 221–231. https://doi.org/10.1080/10382046.2020.1749755
Evans, B. (2008). Geographies of youth/young people. Geography Compass, 2(5), 1659–1680. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-8198.2008.00147.x
Firth, R., Biddulph, M., Riley, H., Gaunt, I., & Buxton, C. (2010). How can young people take an active role in the geography curriculum? Teaching Geography, 35(2), 49–51.
Hammond, L. E. (2020). An investigation into children's geographies and their value to geography education in schools [Doctoral dissertation, UCL (University College London)].
Hammond, L., Biddulph, M., Simon, C., & McKendrick, J. H. (Eds.). (2023). Children, education and geography. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003248538
Hopkins, P., Botterill, K., & Sanghera, G. (2018). Towards inclusive geographies? Young people, religion, race and migration. Geography, 103(2), 86–92. https://doi.org/10.1080/00167487.2018.12094042
Béneker, T., Van Boxtel, C., Drijvers, P., Goedhart, M., De Graaff, R., Janssen, F., Keijzer, R., Lowie, W., Mantingh, E., Tammenga-Helmantel, M., De Vries, S. (2021). Vakdidactische onderzoeksagenda. NRO-bureau
Pauw, I. (2021). Envisioning futures in school geography. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Tani, S. (2022). Climate change and geography education: Could young people’s geographies and powerful disciplinary knowledge make a change? In R. Morri, D. Pasquinelli d'Allegra, & C. Pesaresi (Eds.), Il cammino di un geografo, un geografo in cammino: Scritti in onore di Gino De Vecchis (pp. 160–172). Franco Angeli. https://series.francoangeli.it/index.php/oa/catalog/book/831