The Teaching and Learning of Social Studies in Primary and Secondary Education

A society can only make progress if its members are educated to be intelligent, reflective thinkers and problem-solvers. . Schools play an indispensable role in this view of education. If schools are one of the key motors of progress for any society, students need to be continually challenged in the...

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Main Author: Breo Tosar
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2018-08-01
Series:CLIL Journal of Innovation and Research in Plurilingual and Pluricultural Education
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Online Access:https://revistes.uab.cat/clil/article/view/8
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Summary:A society can only make progress if its members are educated to be intelligent, reflective thinkers and problem-solvers. . Schools play an indispensable role in this view of education. If schools are one of the key motors of progress for any society, students need to be continually challenged in the Social Studies classroom. The critical approach is key to understand Social Studies in a global and democratic society, because it is oriented to thinking reflectively about controversial issues. This approach can also be implemented through an additional language.
ISSN:2604-5893
2604-5613