2022 개정 ‘사회문제 탐구’ 교육과정의 개발 과정과 특징

Abstract

This study examines the development direction and characteristics of the 2015 revised curriculum 'Inquiry on Social Issues', the development direction and issues in the development process of the 2022 revised curriculum 'Inquiry on Social Issues'. The characteristics of 'Inquiry on Social Issues' were examined based on my experiences of participation in curriculum revision. The 2015 Revised Curriculum 'Inquiry on Social Issues' was newly established as a elective courses for career education in the field of social studies. It is designed to cultivate the ability to select a problem, identify the cause of the problem, and derive a solution. The 2022 revised curriculum, 'Inquiry on Social Issues' was also revised in consideration of the direction of revision pursued in the ‘chongron’ while maintaining the purpose of the 2015 revised curriculum. In addition, the level of difficulty was lowered by reflecting the review opinions raised during the revision process, and modifications were made to allow a more specific approach to social issues. In other words, while maintaining the existing subject goal of 'cultivating learner-initiated social problem-solving ability based on theoretical understanding of social problems', the number of areas and achievement standards was drastically reduced, and they were changed in consideration of the transition to a high school credit system and changes in the type of elective courses. In addition, the contents were more easily modified than the 2015 revised curriculum, the method of presenting social problems was adjusted, and as an elective courses for convergence, it was guided to approach social issues in an integrated manner. In accordance with the purpose of the curriculum revision, the tasks to make 'Inquiry on Social Issues' well used in the classroom was proposed by dividing it into textbook development and class execution.