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Direct linkNiclas Lindström – Ethics and Education, 2024
This study explores the practical implications of the paradox of moral education, focusing on how Swedish social study teachers (civics, geography, history, and religious education) navigate conflicting responsibilities to convey values and facilitate critical thinking when addressing controversial issues in their classrooms. Through qualitative…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Social Studies, Ethical Instruction, Values Education
Download full textPeter Nicolai Aashamar; Kirsti Klette; Anders Stig Christensen – Journal of Social Science Education, 2024
Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore opportunities to develop higher-order thinking for students in social studies, with a focus on teachers' content coverage and support for engaging in social studies analysis. Design/methodology/approach: A video study using naturalistic classroom observations of 80 social studies lessons was conducted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Classroom Environment, Thinking Skills
Blanck, Sara – Journal of Social Science Education, 2021
Purpose: This article contributes to the discussion of teaching migration in upper primary school by examining teachers' didactical choices concerning specialized knowledge and pupils' previous knowledge. Design/methodology/approach: The approach is practice-based design research, in which meetings with teachers and focus group interviews with…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Knowledge Level
Bladh, Gabriel; Stolore, Martin; Kristiansson, Martin – London Review of Education, 2018
Previous subject-specific education research has shown that education in social studies subjects is dominated by strong subject traditions, while current social issues are seldom addressed and the connection to academic disciplines is weak. Putting this result into context, we discuss how the debate initiated by Michael Young about 'powerful…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Social Studies, Social Problems, Knowledge Level
Adolfsson, Carl-Henrik – Curriculum Journal, 2018
This article offers a contribution to the current debate about knowledge and the curriculum, especially initiated by social realist writers. The enacted Swedish subject-based curriculum for compulsory schooling is examined and is also used as a significant case with the aim of discussing practical implications of social realist claims regarding…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Video Technology, National Curriculum
Sund, Per; Gericke, Niklas; Bladh, Gabriel – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2020
According to the curricula in various countries, teachers in the subject areas of science, social science and language are often expected to collaborate on cross-curricular issues such as sustainable development (SD) in the 9-year compulsory school. This study is based in Sweden and investigates teachers' teaching traditions. The overall aim of…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods, Sustainable Development
