%0 Journal Article
%T La Enseˋanza de los Estudios Sociales y la Educaci車n C赤vica: hacia una profesi車n interdisciplinar
%A Ag邦ero Garc赤a
%A Javier
%A Araya Ram赤rez
%A Iliana Mar赤a
%A Mar赤n Hern芍ndez
%A Juan Jos谷
%A Molina Vargas
%A Silvia Elena
%A Rojas Sandoval
%A Francisco Javier
%J Di芍logos Revista Electr車nica de Historia
%D 2011
%I Universidad de Costa Rica
%X this paper analyzes the profession in the enseˋanza de los estudios sociales y la educaci車n c赤vica in the context of the reform of the curriculum offered by the escuelas de historia, geograf赤a and formaci車n docente, of the university of costa rica. primary sources to contextualize this career involved the analysis of books, essays, official documents, and the existing curriculum. we analyze the constitution of the profession from 1951 until today. also, the external context is explained according to international trends in the enseˋanza de los estudios sociales y la educaci車n c赤vica and so is studied the national context. we identify and confront the different offers in higher education in both, public and private sectors trying to determine the objectives, organizational structure, graduate profile and occupational field. finally, we consider updating the curriculum in the enseˋanza de los estudios sociales y la educaci車n c赤vica at the university of costa rica to be an urgent task because changes in higher education and social demands require public universities to offer appropriate, flexible curricular offerings according to social and cultural needs.
%K teaching social studies and civic education
%K professional training in social studies and civic education
%K curriculum reform
%K higher education
%K interdisciplinary training.
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