Department of Education in Social Sciences
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The Department of Education in Social Sciences is an academic and research unit of NCERT that focuses on developing curricula, pedagogy, and educational resources for teaching social sciences in Indian schools.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Department of Education in Social Sciences canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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research unit ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DESS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve quality of social sciences teaching in schools
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promote critical thinking in social sciences ⓘ promote democratic and constitutional values through social sciences ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
state councils of educational research and training
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teacher education institutions ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| field |
curriculum studies
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educational research ⓘ pedagogy ⓘ school education ⓘ social sciences education ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of educational resources for social sciences
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development of pedagogy for teaching social sciences ⓘ development of social science curricula for schools ⓘ integration of social science disciplines in school curriculum ⓘ research on teaching and learning of social sciences ⓘ teacher support in social sciences ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ministry of Education, Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Delhi, India
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surface form:
New Delhi
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| parentOrganization | NCERT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Council of Educational Research and Training NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
conducting in-service teacher education programmes in social sciences
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conducting orientation programmes for textbook writers in social sciences ⓘ conducting research projects in social sciences education ⓘ contribution to National Curriculum Framework in social sciences ⓘ development of supplementary reading materials in social sciences ⓘ development of teacher handbooks in social sciences ⓘ development of textbooks in social sciences ⓘ providing academic support to states in social sciences education ⓘ |
| sector | public education ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
school students
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school teachers ⓘ teacher educators ⓘ |
| worksOn |
economics education
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geography education ⓘ history education ⓘ interdisciplinary social science themes ⓘ political science education ⓘ sociology education ⓘ |
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