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SOCIAL STUDIES
Social Studies is the
integrated study of the
social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence.(NCSS, 1992)
Social Studies provides coordinated and systematic study drawing upon
disciplines such as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography,
history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and
sociology.
Its primary purpose is to help young
people develop the ability to
make informed and reasoned
decisions for the public good as citizens of a
culturally diverse,
democratic society in an
interdependent world.
Social Studies is taught in
kindergarten through grade 12 in schools across the
nation.As a field of study, social studies may be more difficult to define than a single discipline because
it is MULTIDISCIPLINARY
&INTERDISCIPLINARY.
Two main characteristics distinguish social studies
as a field of study. First, it is designed to promote
civic competence and second, it is integrative, incorporating many fields of
endeavor.
Social Studies programs have as a major purpose the promotion of civic competence
- which is the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for
students to assume “the office of citizen.”
K-12 Social Studies programs integrate knowledge, skills, and
attitudes within and across disciplines.
Social Studies programs help students construct knowledge
and attitudes drawn from academic disciplines as
specialized ways of viewing reality.
Social Studies programs reflect the changing nature of knowledge, fostering entirely new and highly integrated approaches to resolving issues of significance to humanity.
Social Studies help students to understand their roots, see their connections to the past, comprehend their context, recognize the commonality of people across time, appreciate the delicate balance of rights and responsibilities in an open society, & develop the habits of thoughtful analysis and reflective thinking.
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