General aims of teaching social science

 

 General aims of Teaching Social Science

1. Close acquaintance with the environment. Social science helps children to acquaint with the past and present social, cultural and geographical environment and to gain insights.

2. Interest in socio-economic institutions.

Social science in schools helps students

to take a keen interest in the ways in which various socio-economic and political Institutions assist and regulate human life.

3. Appreciation of cultural heritage.

The teaching of social science enables children

to appreciate the rich cultural heritage of one's nation as well as of other nations.

4. Shifting of material.

The teaching of social science enables students to recognise and get rid of what is undesirable and antiquated especially in the context of social change.

5. Development of broadmindedness.

Social science aims at ensuring that narrow,

parochial, and selfish tendencies are not allowed to grow in learners and that they become tolerant and broadminded. 

6. Development of social commitment. 

Social science endeavours to develop a will

and ability in every pupil to participate in the most important task of the reconstruction of society and economy with a sense of social commitment

7. Faith in the destiny of a nation.

Teaching of social science aims at developing a faith in the minds of students in the destiny of our nation in terms of promoting a spirit of tolerance and assimilation and peace and harmony among the people of the world

8. Development of insight into human relations.

Social science is intended to help pupils develop an insight into human relationships, social values and attitudes.

9. Effective participation in social affairs

Social science enables the growing children to participate effectively in the affairs of the community, the state, the country and the world at large.

10. Promotion of ideals enshrined in the constitution.

Social sciences aim to promote the values and ideals of humanism, secularism, socialism and democracy.

11. Maximisation of economic and social welfare.

Social science aspires to inculcates attitudes and skills helpful for the maximisation of economic and social welfare

12. Promotion of peace.

Social science aims at inculcating attitudes and imparts the knowledge necessary for the realisation of the principal values of a just world order.

13. Profitable use of leisure time.

Social science has to satisfy the goal of affording opportunities to the students to develop such interests that will enable them to us

14. Laying foundation of specialisation.

Social science provides a pattern and experience of study that will serve as a foundation for specialisation at a later stage of education of the students. At the early stages, students are made familiar with the elementary knowledge of various disciplines.

15. Many-sided development of the personality.

The primary goal of social science is to develop an appreciation of 3 R's - rights, responsibilities and relationships. Social science aims at developing qualities like clarity of thought, intellectual conscience, courage,  love of truth, Initiative, self-reliance, spontaneity, tolerance, unbiased attitude etc. which go a long way in the development of a well balanced personality that is intellectually mature, emotionally stable and socially efficient.