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回复 #11 snazkf 的帖子
版主真是委婉。抱歉,光记得贴书单,忽略了这么重要的问题。
这份书单是美国NCSS出的,那就来看看它是如何定义social studies的。
NCSS defines social studies as "the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence." Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences. In essence, social studies promotes knowledge of and involvement in civic affairs. And because civic issues—such as health care, crime, and foreign policy—are multidisciplinary in nature, understanding these issues and developing resolutions to them require multidisciplinary education. These characteristics are the key defining aspects of social studies.(WIKI)
这里的social studies不是指狭义的一门学科,而是一个跨学科的综合研学,旨在普及和促进公民教育。明确下social studies在美国K-12年级学习中所涉学科很有必要。主要涉及了人类学,考古学,经济学,地理,历史,法律,政治科学,心理学,宗教,社会学,甚至人文学,数学和自然科学中的相关内容。比如像医疗保障,犯罪,外交政策等都是跨学科的。要理解和试图解决这些问题,需要跨学科的教育。
QS提出来翻成“社会研究”可能更有助于social studies区别于sociology这个单学科的“社会学”。美国是最注重公民教育,培养公民参政议政能力的国家之一,但在国内初等教育中似还未有对应的学科,所以其实不翻直接用英语可能更好。
[ 本帖最后由 红雨心灯 于 2011-9-18 01:04 编辑 ] |
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