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Teaching Social Sciences covers the teaching of social sciences at Foundation, Intermediate and Senior phase. It balances theory and practice, and engages student teachers as reflective professionals in the South African context.

Teaching Social Sciences covers the teaching of social sciences at Foundation, Intermediate and Senior phase. It balances theory and practice, and engages student teachers as reflective professionals in the South African context.

Features

  • 'Reflect on' boxes: They pose a question which requires student to apply their knowledge and offer their own opinion. These questions require critical engagement, as well as self-reflection on oneâ€
  • s own beliefs and opinions, often of a personal, moral or ethical nature.
  • Activities: These could be activities student teachers can do in a tutorial or activities student teachers can do with learners during teaching practice. It could include a few discussion points along with specific tasks/questions/activities for students or the parameters for staging a debate.
  • Talking heads: Talking heads are illustrations of people in dialogue where the conversation is captured in speech bubbles (cartoons). Talking heads can be used to explore a concept or theories or perspectives, debate critical issues, make connections, discuss different aspects of a problem or explore alternative possibilities or outcomes.
  • End of chapter critical thinking questions draw together the strands of knowledge and con c epts explor

1Social sciences in the South African curriculum
2Ubuntu as a theoretical framework for teaching Social Sciences
3Teaching History in the Social Sciences in the Intermediate and Senior Phases
4Teaching Geography in the Social Sciences in the Intermediate and Senior Phases
5Media, educational resources and ICT in the teaching of Social Sciences
6Planning to teach and assess Social Sciences
B.Ed, ADE and PGCE students enrolled for modules in Social Sciences methodology as well as in-service teachers.
  • Teaching Social Sciences



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