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Bratland, Erik; El Ghami, Mohamed – Curriculum Journal, 2023
The recent Norwegian curriculum reform for schools, called "The subject renewal", is part of an international trend regarding knowledge-based curricula. The Norwegian curriculum, which places decisive emphasis on subjects and subject concepts, aims to bring in-depth learning and knowledge back to schools. This paper is based on Rata's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Objectives, Social Studies, Educational Change
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Raphaël Gani; David Scott – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2024
Many social studies teachers have argued that the mandate to distinctively value Francophone and Indigenous perspectives is unjust without similarly valuing other perspectives within Alberta's K-12 social studies curriculum (Gani, 2022a; Gani & Scott, 2017; Scott & Gani, 2018). Rather than outlining why these two sets of perspectives need…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French Canadians, Geographic Regions, Teacher Attitudes
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Meling, Ådne – Online Submission, 2022
With some degree of regularity, Norwegian authorities revise the curricula across all subjects within primary and lower secondary education, including social studies. In 2019, the most recent revision of this subject was adopted. It was labelled SAF01-04, and came into effect in August 2020. This article aims to identify areas where SAF01-04…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Political Attitudes, Secondary School Students
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Solhaug, Trond; Borge, Julie Ane Odegaard; Grut, Gunnar – Journal of Social Science Education, 2020
Purpose: The current article on social studies in primary and secondary education in Norway covers a range of relevant topics which starts with a brief context of Norwegian society, history and social studies framework. Main topics are the new (2020) curriculum, textbooks analyses, social studies teacher competence and practices followed by…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction
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Nipitpon Nanthawong – Higher Education Studies, 2024
This research aims to compare the social studies curricula of Thailand and New York State, USA, analyze their similarities and differences, and propose guidelines for improving the Thai social studies curriculum. The study employed a qualitative research methodology, using documentary analysis of the Thai Basic Education Core Curriculum B.E. 2551…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Social Studies, Core Curriculum, Foreign Countries
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Jatuporn, Omsin – Journal of International Social Studies, 2016
After the junta came to power in May 2014, the military government started exercising their nation-centric hegemony through the educational policies and curriculum planning. Contemporary curriculum reform is employed as a mechanism for maintaining the status quo of elites group who have held privileged positions among the Thais. Looking through…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Politics of Education, Global Approach, Global Education
Prensky, Marc – Educational Technology, 2014
The author proposes that today's existing, world-wide curriculum--based on offering roughly the same math, language arts, science, and social studies to all--is not what is required for the future, and is hurting rather than helping the world's students. Math, language arts, science, and social studies, he argues, are really "proxies"…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Credentials
Cho, Hyunhee – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This qualitative case study examined South Korean elementary teachers' beliefs about the goals of multicultural education in relation to practices and contexts within social studies instruction. The first research question examined the distinguishing features of South Korean elementary teachers' beliefs about the goals of multicultural education.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
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Callahan, Cory; Saye, John; Brush, Thomas – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2013
This paper reports on a design experiment of web-based curriculum materials explicitly created to help social studies teachers develop their professional teaching knowledge. Web-based social studies curriculum reform efforts, human-centered interface design, and investigations into educative curriculum materials are reviewed, as well as…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Instructional Materials, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
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Social Education, 2010
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) first published national curriculum standards in 1994. Since then, the social studies standards have been widely and successfully used as a framework for teachers, schools, districts, states, and other nations as a tool for curriculum alignment and development. However, much has changed in the world…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Articulation (Education), Social Studies, Standards
Root, Debra Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore how high school social studies teachers made sense of curriculum work. The setting was a large, urban area in Texas with high percentages of students who were considered economically disadvantaged. The context of the study was important because these teachers were implementing revised standards and new…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Secondary School Teachers, High School Students, Economically Disadvantaged
Stein, Laura; Prewett, Anita – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2009
Media literacy education is relevant to the social studies for a number of reasons. Media provide compelling fiction and nonfiction narratives about people, places and events. Indeed, many young people's knowledge of world events and cultures comes from media representations. Media also helps shape attitudes and opinions about history, government…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Familiarity, Media Literacy
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Seixas, Peter – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Reviews the role of history in the U.S. social studies curriculum. Explains that differing interpretations of history and the purposes of history have had a significant impact on the structure of the K-12 social studies curriculum. Argues that the time is ripe for historians and social studies educators to renew cooperative efforts. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Change
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Rice, Marion J. – Social Studies, 1992
Presents a retrospective look at the curriculum reform known as the New Social Studies. Defines New Social Studies as a content organization reflecting a discipline or a teaching-learning methodology emphasizing induction, inquiry, and problem solving. Suggests that more parent involvement and student cooperation are necessary before more…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Social Studies
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Shapiro, Victor W. – Social Science Record, 1974
A review and summary of the background and purposes of the NCSS Social Studies Curriculum Guidelines are presented. (KM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
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