Becoming acraftsmanin the process of school-based social studies curriculum development

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 322-346
Author(s):  
Eva Suk Ying Chan
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Social Studies Curriculum ◽  
School Based

scholarly journals Factors that Shape and Determine the Social Studies Curriculum in Philippine Basic Education (1980s–2010)

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Lorina Y. Calingasan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
Social Studies Curriculum ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Primary Documents ◽  
Curriculum Document

This study analyzes the process of curriculum development in Social Studies in Philippine basic education from 1980 to 2010 and argues that the curriculum, as a product, is shaped and determined by political contexts and results from the deliberations and decisions of a group of people tasked to craft it. Analyzing primary documents such as memos, reports, curriculum documents, and teacher’s guides, and drawing from interviews with curriculum writers and consultants, this study is able to identify socio-political factors that influence the articulation of curriculum objectives and content. Teachers, consultants, and staff from the Department of Education, who constitute the curriculum writing team play different roles and representations as the curriculum document is produced. In the process, they each wield levels of power in influencing the curriculum.

scholarly journals Decolonizing Educational Practices through Fostering Ethical Relationality in an Urban Indigenous Classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 486-495
Author(s):  
Diane H. Conrad ◽  
Etienna Moostoos-Lafferty ◽  
Natalie Burns ◽  
Annette Wentworth
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
Small Step ◽  
Social Studies Curriculum ◽  
Capital Region ◽  
Indigenous Knowledges ◽  
School Based ◽  
Indigenous Learners ◽  
Ethical Relationships

To foster the success of young Indigenous learners, our study partnered with an urban Indigenous school in Alberta’s capital region. This paper explores the decolonizing practices that emerged through the ethical relationships developed with students and staff guided by the Cree wisdom teachings of wîcihitowin and wahkohtowin. A group of Indigenous and Canadian university and school-based co-researchers worked with a class of students over four years (from grade 6 to 9) incorporating Indigenous knowledges with the mandated Social Studies curriculum. The teachings included Cree language, land-based activities, ceremony and story. Students expressed appreciation for the teachings and the opportunities they had experienced over the course of the study; it was a small step towards decolonizing education.

A Social Studies Curriculum Development Project

1970 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 332-332
Author(s):  
Barry K. Beyer ◽  
E. Perry Hicks
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Social Studies Curriculum

scholarly journals The Evaluation of the Social Studies Curriculum in Turkey: The Guiding Principle of Balance

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-84
Author(s):  
Gurbuz Ocak ◽  
Akin Karakuyu
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Social Studies Curriculum ◽  
Guiding Principle ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
Visual Materials ◽  
Document Review

This study investigates the social studies curriculum applied in 4th 5th 6th and 7th grades in Turkeyaccording to the principle of balance, which is one of the guiding principles of curriculum development. The research is conducted with a case study of qualitative research methods. The research is designed with a holistic case study design. Research data were collected by the methods of the interview with social studies teachers, observation in 4th 5th 6th and 7th grades and document review of the course objectives in the social studies curriculum and analyzed by content analysis technique. The reliability of the data was calculated with the multi-degree Kappa coefficient based on the agreement between the observers and the opinion agreement for the opinions. According to the results of the study, it was found out the principle of balance was generally neglected, and there is balance with regards to the past and present, different cultures and local culture, close and distant environment, classroom and out-of-class learning while there is no balance in terms of using only written, verbal and visual materials and the other principles. The research consequently suggested recommendations to curriculum development experts and teachers to ensure the principle of balance.

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