2018 Volume 13 Issue 1 Pages 221-228
Most people majoring in geography find employment in private companies, as civil servants, etc. In other words, they work in fields other than education and research. Therefore, it is useful to promote the field using careers that most geographers are working in. It is important for the discussion of geography to integrate “identity and geography” and to strengthen the support of geography education and research at universities. This paper analyzes the support of geographers working in fields other than educational research. To demonstrate the points, this paper analyzes two case studies of activities carried out by national civil servant volunteers. The results show that it is important to: 1) create a network of geography-minded individuals; 2) discover human resources who can contribute to those networks; and 3) create an environment for students to share their identity as geographers. In order to establish such a support system, I suggest a fourth point: strengthening information dissemination through social networks and other platforms and increasing awareness through such means as conferring public awards in geography.
