Sakoalia, Kenneth Dam, Joe Adu-Agyem, Dickson Adom, George Nangpaak Duut and Macharious Nabang. “Aesthetic and educational values of Indigenous Sculptures among the Bimoba People of Northern Ghana.” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 7, no.4 (2026): 1032 - 1053. https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2026746

Abstract

This paper explored geography teachers’ integration of mathematical concepts in the teaching of mapwork skills and calculations. A qualitative explorative case study was adopted, and data were generated through field notes and observations of four geography teachers’s lessons. The knowledge integration perspective was used to analyse the collected data through thematic analysis. Findings revealed that geography teachers need to translate between mathematics and geography terms, transfer explanatory concepts from the mathematics context to mapwork skills and calculations and transform the integration of interdisciplinary understanding through instructional resources. This study concludes that geography teachers should integrate mathematical concepts when teaching geography to allow learners to understand map skills and calculations effectively. A call for experienced and novice Geographers to collaborate with Mathematics teachers to close the gap in teaching map skills. This study contributes to the existing knowledge of teaching mapwork skills and calculations in secondary schools by influencing pedagogical practices for interdisciplinary teaching.