The Evolution of Social Science Instruction, 1900-86
A Cross-National Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2544940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Suk-Ying Wong (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0407 • E-ISSN: 1939-8573 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2112890 |
| OpenAlex | W1997856306 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 9 |
The evolution of science instruction in the context of an international modern school curriculum is examined through the analysis of cross-national policies on curricula that have been institutionalized and reorganized since the turn of this century. Drawing on universally shared ideas about the value of national progress and the legitimating power of education to reinforce the image of the state, countries have frequently adapted exemplary science curricula independent of local conditions. The result is an overwhelming homogeneity of curricula over time and national boundaries that incorporate a significant transformation in the instruction of individual science subjects: a dramatic shift after World War II from traditional subjects, such as history and geography, to a new integrated subject category, social studies. The development of science curricula in the Philippines and Nigeria is presented to illustrate the central role that curriculum plays in the emergence of a modern, integrated society. If universal primary education in Westem
Context (archaeology) · Curriculum · Curriculum development · Curriculum theory · Geography · Mathematics education · National curriculum · Pedagogy · Science education · Social science · Social studies · Sociology · Sociology of Education · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Psychology
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Inclusion of ‘generations of human rights’ in social science textbooks
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Global Neoliberalism as a Cultural Order and Its Expansive Educational Effects
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Globalization
Portraying the Global
World polity - Théories et recherches sur la mondialisation des politiques éducatives
The Making of a Human Rights Issue
The rise of individual agency in conceptions of society
Imagining the World
Human Rights in Social Science Textbooks
Accrediting Culture
World Society, Institutional Theories, and the Actor
World Society and the Nation-State
Explaining the Origins and Expansion of Mass Education
The New Education
History of the Idea of Progress
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The Political Construction of Mass Schooling
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Societies
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| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,93 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2022 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |