The merchant, the scientist and the citizen : The competing approaches of social science education in the French high school

Abstract: Purpose: The aim of this article is to give a bird’s eye view of the main issues surrounding the teaching of economic and social sciences in the French high school Approach: This article is based above all on a synthesis of the existing primary and se-condary literature on Economic and social sciences (“sciences économiques et sociales”) teaching in France and the controversies surrounding it. Findings: This text gives a general overview of the situation of SES teaching in France, by going back to the original intentions of its authors; by analysing curricular developments, which show a progressive distance from them; and finally by highlighting the main collective actors involved (SES teachers and other neighbouring disciplines, national education hierarchy, academics, political actors, employer lobbies, etc.). Practical implications: Beyond the French situation it presents, this article raises a number of more general questions about the objectives that can be assigned to .... https://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/1617

Object Details

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

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: The merchant, the scientist and the citizen ; volume:19 ; number:1 ; day:03 ; month:04 ; year:2020 ; Journal of social science education ; 19, Heft 1 (03.04.2020)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Igor Martinache ; Cloé Gobert

Further information

• DOI: 10.4119/jsse-1617
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020062918372538583045
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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