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Council for the Social Studies Task Force on Scope and
Sequence" berjudul "In Search of A Scope and Sequence for
Social Studies"{NCSS:1983}, dan "A Report of the Curriculum
Task Force of the National Commission on Social Studies in the
Schools" yang berjudul "Charting A Course: Social Studies for the
21st Century" {NCSS:1989). Laporan pertama menghasilkan
definisi, tujuan, lingkup dan urutan materi mulai dari "Kindergarten"
sampai dengan kelas XII {High Scool), rincian "democratic beliefs
and values", dan rincian "Skills in the Social Studies Curriculum".

Definisi "Social Studies" yang diajukan adalah sebagai
berikut.
"Social studies is a basic subject of the K-12 curriculum
that (1) derives its goals from the nature of citizenship
in a democratic society that is closely linked to other
nations and peoples of the world; (2) draw its content
primarily from history, the social sciences, and, in some
respects from the humanities and science; and {3) is
taught in ways that reflect an awareness of the
personal, social, and cultural experiences and
developmental level of learners" (NCSS, 1983:251)

Sedangkan tujuannya dirumuskan sebagai berikut.
"Social Studies programs have a responsibility to
prepare young people to identify, understand, and work
to solve problems that face our increasingly diverse
nation and interdependence world. Over the past
several decades, the professional consensus has been
that such programs ought to include goals in the broad
areas of knowledge, democratic values, and skills.
Program that combine the acquisition of knowledge and
skills with the application of democratic values to life
through social participation present an ideal balance in
social studies. It is essential that these major goals be
viewed as equally important. The relationship among
knowledge, values, and skills is one of mutual support"
(NCSS, 1983:251 ).

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