Het toekomstige examenprogramma aardrijkskunde in tien thema’s

This essay by Ton Dietz describes ten future themes that should be introduced in the geography exam programmes for Dutch secondary education students. In addition to the six themes that Dietz introduced in a 2008 teaching method (population, nature as a natural resource, nature and space control, climate, disaster management, and the risk society) the four extra themes that he describes are geopolitics and security, identity and security, cultural diversity, and the Netherlands and Europe in the world economy.

Read the essay (in Dutch, from page 18).

This essay appeared in 'Aardrijkskunde in transitie? Vakinhoudelijke perspectieven op de examenprogramma’s aardrijkskunde' (2023) in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Royal Dutch Geographical Society (KNAG).

Author(s) / editor(s)

Ton Dietz

About the author(s) / editor(s)

Ton Dietz is Professor Emeritus of the Study of African Development at Leiden University. He was director of the African Studies Centre Leiden until September 2017. He was co-chair of the Leiden African Studies Assembly (LeidenASA) until March 2021.

Posted on 13 October 2023, last modified on 13 October 2023