ABSTRACT
The 1970s saw much 'alternative' writing from university geography departments. Foremost amongst these were 'humanistic' and 'radical' approaches to geography. Humanistic geography rejects the scientific approach of positivism and builds instead on the philosophies of phenomenology and existentialism. The two songs by Flanders and Swann are about values central to geography: values about places and people. The chapter describes why values about the relationship between people and places are central to the subject matter of geography. Some reference is made to recent changes in university geography. Overt values in geography syllabuses, schemes of work and teaching materials are then explained together with some criticisms of bias in geography education. Finally a review is made of teaching strategies that have been proposed to deal with the question of values in the geography classroom. Geography is concerned with the interrelationship between people and places.
