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

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 in...

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Main Author: Delfín Ortega-Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/11/1/12
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Summary: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 interests are at stake, and where it is desirable that they construct their own opinions in that respect from a critical and reasoned perspective [...]
ISSN:2076-0760