Preparing for Citizenship: Second Order Thinking Concepts in Social Science Education

Abstract: Social Science as a school subject aims at making students knowledgeable in societal issues as well as preparing them for citizenship. Despite the strong position of Social Science in the Swedish school curricula little research has been done in the field. Previous research has mainly concentrated on factual knowledge and conceptual learning, or the role of deliberation in class activities. Less research has focused on the role of disciplinary thinking and how that might promote learning how to think like a social scientist and at the same time prepare students for citizenship. By using a conceptual framework from history didactics Social Science education is explored in search of second-order concepts. Also, the relationship between these concepts and democratic socialisation is investigated. By focusing on one substantial case, globalisation, this study tries to reach beyond the various topics commonly covered in Social Science education. This was done by observations of teaching.... http://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/732

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Preparing for Citizenship: Second Order Thinking Concepts in Social Science Education ; volume:14 ; number:1 ; day:21 ; month:10 ; year:2014 ; Journal of social science education ; 14, Heft 1 (21.10.2014)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Sandahl, Johan

Further information

• DOI: 10.4119/jsse-732
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019011816251761972288
• Rights: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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