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INTRODUCTION
The social sciences carry a normative responsibilityto create
and widen the popular base for human values, namely
freedom, trust, mutual respect, respect for diversity etc.
Thus, social science teaching basically should be aimed at
investing in a child a moral and mental energy. So as to
provide her with the ability to think independently and deal
with the social forces that threaten these values, without
losing her individuality social science teaching can achieve
this by promoting children’s ability to take initiative to
critically reflect on social issues that have a bearing on the
creative co-existence between individual good and collective
good. It is importantto reinstate the significanceof the social
science by not only highlighting it’s increasing relevance for
a job in the rapidlyexpanding service sector, but by pointing
to indispensabilityin laying the foundations for an analytical
and creative mind set.
HANDBOOK
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The teachers handbook aims at helping the teacher to
monitor the program. Hand book is a valuable teaching
device suitable for a wide range of interests and abilities. It
contains list of teaching aids, summarization of learning, an
experience, an indication of progress and assignments of
various kinds. A bibliography of relevant books and journal
should be included.
Handbook is a type of
reference work or other collection of instructions, that is
intended to provide ready reference. The term originally
applied to a small or portable book containing information
useful for it’s owner, but the Oxford English dictionary
defines the current sense as “any book giving information
such as facts on a particular subject, guidance in some art or
occupation, instructions for operating a machine, or
information for tourists. Handbooks many deal with any
topic, and are generally compendiums of information in a
particular field or about a particular technic. They are design
to be easilyconsulted and provide quick answersin a certain
area
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ADVANTAGES OF HAND BOOK
It is a device for review work.
It suggests the teacher to adopt
appropriate strategies the teach every
topic.
Finding the learning experiences for
each topic is easy.
Tangible evidence for the progress of
students.
Work of the teacher is fostered.
Notes easily available to all teachers.
DISADVANTAGESOF HANDBOOK
Teacher should from the habit of
looking and referencing the guide
book before going to class
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CONCLUSION
The socialscienceincompassdiverseconcernsofsociety
and include a wide range of content, drawn from the
disciplines of history, geography, political science,
economics andsociology. The selection andorganization
of material into a meaningful social science curriculum,
enabling student to develop a critical understanding of
society, is therefore a challenging task. The possibilities
including new dimensions and concerns are immense
especially inviewofthestudentsownlifeexperience. The
disciplines that makeup the social sciences, namely
history, geography, political science and economics have
distinctmethodologies that oftenjustify thepreservation
of boundaries
REFERENCE
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