Theory and Practice in the Curriculum

Theory and Practice in the Curriculum

The Challenges of Social Sciences Curriculum in Primary School Regarding Citizenship-Social Education based on Tyler Model

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Reza Fozoni Shirehjini 1
Moosa Piri 2
Somayeh Zarei 3
1 Teacher in Educcation
2 Shahid Madani University of Azerbaijan
3 Shahid Madani University of Azerbaijan, Tabriz
‎10.18869/acadpub.cstp.4.7.55
Abstract
This study has been conducted about one of the fundamental debates in educational system and curriculum development titled “social-citizenship ‌training”. The methodology was survey study and the sampling population was 337 (61 male- 276 female) elementary school teachers in Tabriz which were selected on the basis of multi-staged and comparative cluster sampling. For data analysis the Freidman and T tests were used. The findings showed that in the“goals” stage, the failure of the goals of citizenship training in establishing an effective relationship between schools and other organizations; In“content” stage, the negligence of modulation of concepts and skills of citizenship in different zones of learning; in“teaching and learning” stage, lack of appropriate activities and in“evaluation”stage, overlooking the creativity and innovation of learners were among the most significant challenges. Meanwhile, the result of the independent T test showed that there was a meaningful difference between the views of female and male teachers on“content”, “learning and teaching activities” and “evaluation“stages. However, in “goal” stage there was no meaningful difference.
 
Keywords
Citizenship education
Social studies
Curriculum
Teachers