Geografie 2026, 131, 305-330
https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2026.011
From theory to application: Planning geography lessons to develop geographical thinking
Michaela Spurná1
, Petr Knecht2, Alexandr Moos3
, Petr Knecht2, Alexandr Moos3
1University of Pardubice, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Department of English and American Studies, Pardubice, Czechia
2University of Ostrava, Faculty of Education, Department of Pedagogy and Andragogy, Ostrava, Czechia
3Masaryk University, Faculty of Education, Department of Geography, Brno, Czechia
Received January 2026
Accepted June 2026
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