The End-Purpose of Teaching Social Sciences and the Curricular Inclusion of Social Problems

• Other Authors: Ortega-Sánchez, Delfín (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Society & social sciences; Education; end-purposes of history teaching; relevant social problems; teacher training; Primary Education; social thought; social studies; controversial issues; critical perspective; teacher education; globalization; critical digital literacy; social problems; pre-service teachers; women; education; conceptions; competences; evaluation; social sciences; secondary education; historical thinking; citizenship education; social studies teacher education; preservice teachers' perceptions; political ideology; civic engagement; mixed methods; history education; school research; global citizenship; mathematics; dyslexia; analytical programs; intervention; controversial social questions; primary school students; n/a
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The most recent scientific literature on the treatment of social problems or controversial social questions in the Social Sciences classroom, and their inclusion into curricula, emphasizes the need to introduce students into large-scale social debates where different points of view exist, different...