scholarly journals The Reality of Employing the Learning-in-Nature Approach in Teaching Social Studies Education in Oman

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 202-234
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Social Studies Education ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Teachers Perspectives ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Very High ◽  
Learning In Nature

The study aimed at identifying the reality of using learning-in- nature approach in teaching social studies education in Muscat Governorate in Oman from the viewpoints of teachers. A related purpose was to examine the impact of gender, teachers' qualification, years of experience, and grade level on teachers' perspectives. The researchers developed a questionnaire consisting of three domains: teachers' knowledge about learning in nature; the benefits of learning in nature; and the challenges that teachers encountering in teaching according to this approach. A total of 85 social studies teachers responded to the questionnaire. The results of the study revealed that teachers' knowledge and practices of learning in nature approach was rated as high while their rating of the benefits of the approach was very high. Yet, they believed that the challenges encountering them in using this approach is moderate. The results also showed no statistically significant effects of gender, teachers' qualification, years of experience, and the grade level on teachers' perceptions related to using the approach. The researchers recommended the necessity of using the learning-in-nature approach in all stages of schooling, in addition, to provide training for teachers to help them implement it in their subject.

scholarly journals The Awareness of Social Studies Pre-Service Teachers About the Concept of Environmental Waste Recycling and Acrostics Trials

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özlem Ulu Kalın ◽  
Erol Koçoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Due to globalization and the impact of industrialization and urbanization, natural resources are wasted, and popular consumption leads to environmental waste. The problem of waste that deteriorates individual and social life is a prominent current issue. Recycling, described as the remanufacturing, production and employment of collected material, is an important solution to that problem. The present study aimed to determine the awareness of pre-service social studies teachers about the concept of environmental waste recycling and to analyze acrostic poems written by the participants. The study findings included the views of the pre-service social studies teachers. A semi-structured interview form was developed by the authors under expert supervision and employed to collect the views of the pre-service teachers. The pre-service teachers included in the study sample were assigned with simple random sampling technique and the study group included 162 pre-service social studies teachers. The descriptive survey model was employed in the study, the data were analyzed with content and descriptive analysis techniques to determine thematic codes. Furthermore, an acrostic poem authoring activity on the concept of recycling was conducted with the participants. The poems authored by the participants are presented as a category in a table in the findings section. The study findings revealed significant results on the recycling concept and processes. It was determined that the views of the participating pre-service social studies teachers reflected a high level of awareness on the concept of recycling and exhibited various perspectives on the implementation.

Social studies and beyond: attending to informal citizenship education in schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-300
Author(s):  
Mark T. Kissling
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Studies Education ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Daily Interactions

Purpose Although social studies teachers are charged with explicitly teaching about citizenship, all teachers in a school implicitly teach about citizenship. That is, in their daily interactions with students, whether specific to subject area content or not, teachers impart lessons to their students about what citizenship is and what it means to be a citizen. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Examining the “powerful” stories of three teachers, only one of whom teaches social studies, this paper focuses on “informal citizenship education” across schools. Findings It concludes with implications for workers in and beyond the field of social studies education. Originality/value Ultimately, it suggests that as notions of citizenship education expand to include informal citizenship education, teachers will better teach students to be effective citizens.

scholarly journals Covid-19 and Its Relationship to the Application of Distance Education in Teaching Social Studies Curriculum for the Upper Basic Stage from the Teachers’ Point of View: كوفيد-19 وعلاقته بتطبيق التعليم عن بعد في تدريس منهج الدراسات الاجتماعية للمرحلة الأساسية العليا من وجهة نظر المعلمين

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (47) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Mohammad Alnwairan, Salsabil Adeeb Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Social Studies Curriculum ◽  
Basic Stage ◽  
The Social ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed to identify Covid-19 and its relationship to the application of distance education in teaching social studies curriculum for the upper basic stage from the teachers’ point of view. The study has used the descriptive-analytical approach, where a questionnaire was employed as the study instrument. The population of the study consisted of a random sample from (311) Social studies teachers. The tool was distributed electronically through the use of social media and email to Social studies teachers of upper basic stage in public schools in three governorates, Amman, Salt and Irbid. The results showed that the impact of COVID-19 on teaching social studies curriculum for the upper basic stage was moderate. Furthermore, the level of applying distance education when teaching the social studies curriculum to the upper basic stage from the Teachers’ Point of view was moderate as well. The results also showed that there is a significant relation between COVID-19 and the level of distance education application when teaching the social studies curriculum for the upper basic stage. The current study recommends going beyond the schools' scope and researches higher education from across the entire Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as a follow-up to this research's findings. Further qualitative research would be needed in the future to accurately assert the level of applying distance education.

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