Geography and Citizenship Education: Migrations and Pathways of Educational Research

Abstract

In this paper some pathways of geographical analysis will be illustrated and
discussed, seen from a didactic point of view. The geographical theme chosen is
that of migration. Migratory phenomena and the problems associated with it
have always been a classic theme of geography; today however, they are of a
particular interest and will allow us to promote a shared ethic. In this way there
is education for citizenship. Geography, as a form of knowledge which helps us
in interpreting the world, is able to educate us in an understanding of the socialeconomic
processes that occur as well as in the construction of a sense of
‘multi-belonging.’
These issues must be dealt with and developed according to method of research
and discovery in such a way that both emigration and immigration are focused
on through an educational itinerary based upon theoretical reflection and on the
spot experience. In fact, it illustrates the path of educational research carried out
training courses for teachers who have been the laboratory to develop
educational activities described. In this way the process of analysis will have
both a valid formative educational and scientific value.