The Social Studies Curriculum

2021 ◽  
pp. 14-33
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Lucey
Author(s):  
Simon Eten Angyagre ◽  
Albert Kojo Quainoo

A review of school curricula approaches to citizenship formation in a sub-Saharan African education context reveals such practice is still largely focused on a traditional social studies approach. This approach to citizenship development may be limiting in terms of potential to foster students' civic competencies for addressing social injustice associated with the impacts of globalization that impinge on local realities. Drawing on a critical global citizenship education (GCE) framework and GCE core conceptual dimensions developed by UNESCO, this study assessed the critical dimensions of the social studies curriculum for secondary education in one sub-Saharan African country. Through interviews with teachers, focus groups with students and a review of the social studies teaching syllabus, the study revealed limitations in both content and the pedagogical approach to the delivery of Ghana's current social studies curriculum for senior high schools.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Fitriah Hanim ◽  
Sariyatun Sariyatun

Social Science lessons that have been in the school curriculum only exemplify and discuss material globally or nationally. And students pay less attention and are less interested because the scope is not in their environment. From these problems, in the social studies curriculum it is necessary to add local historical material related to the local culture. Which in this case is the national material on Islamic material in Indonesia and its cultural results, the example of that culture can be exemplified is Grebeg Suro Jipang. It is expected that from studying this material, students know the benefits of learning to preserve and can benefit from learning, at least from the meaning of the grebeg, the attitude that can be learned is social attitudes such as mutual cooperation, cooperation, and sharing with others. Nor do spiritual attitudes like gratitude.  


2015 ◽  
pp. 308-319
Author(s):  
Oğuzhan Karadeniz ◽  
Beytullah Kaya

In this chapter, the phenomenon of peace in the social studies curriculum is examined in the context of Turkey and Greece. The formation of the social studies curriculum and conceptual changes in programs in Turkey related with Greece is investigated. The studies that have been initiated after World Wars to prevail the perception of peace in Social Studies and History lessons are reviewed. The current status of the curriculum shows an attempt put forward by examining historically the studies initiated by UNESCO after World War II in order to eliminate the phenomenon of hostility in the textbooks which also include Turkey and Greece. Due to the nature of the study described in this chapter, the method of scanning was used. As a result of the study, it has been observed that the phenomenon of peace hasn't been given enough space, but there have been obvious positive regulations than those in the past. In this context, a continuation of the studies related with the phenomenon of peace which are included in the curriculum is suggested.


Author(s):  
Oğuzhan Karadeniz ◽  
Beytullah Kaya

In this chapter, the phenomenon of peace in the social studies curriculum is examined in the context of Turkey and Greece. The formation of the social studies curriculum and conceptual changes in programs in Turkey related with Greece is investigated. The studies that have been initiated after World Wars to prevail the perception of peace in Social Studies and History lessons are reviewed. The current status of the curriculum shows an attempt put forward by examining historically the studies initiated by UNESCO after World War II in order to eliminate the phenomenon of hostility in the textbooks which also include Turkey and Greece. Due to the nature of the study described in this chapter, the method of scanning was used. As a result of the study, it has been observed that the phenomenon of peace hasn't been given enough space, but there have been obvious positive regulations than those in the past. In this context, a continuation of the studies related with the phenomenon of peace which are included in the curriculum is suggested.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document