Inspection of Kindergarten Social Studies Curriculum Based on Civic Literacy Cultivation: A Case Study on China

Wei WANG, Jing LI

Abstract


This research aims to inspect the cultivation of civic literacy in kindergarten social studies curriculum from the perspective of cultivating qualified citizens. It mainly further explores the objective setting and contents of kindergarten social studies curriculum with case analysis. It has been discovered from researches that teachers tend to prefer the social development of children and cultivation of morality and behaviors in the curriculum target location and influence from Guidelines, Outlines and teaching reference books. It mainly selects a teaching reference book on the basis of the development level, knowledge preparation, interest hobby, etc. of the children, with the assistance of other teaching reference books and utilization of network curriculum resources. In order to accomplish the mission of social studies curriculum, it shall take the social studies curriculum as a comprehensive course, aiming to promote the civic competence and social comprehension of children and integrate the study.


Keywords


Civic literacy；Civic literacy cultivation；Kindergarten social studies curriculum; Revise typeface

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