Nilsa Sreevalsan

CURRICULUM Curriculum is the crux of the whole educational process. Curriculum is an important element of education. Aims of education are reflected in the curriculum. In other words, the curriculum is determined by the aims of life and society. THE CONCEPT OF CURRICULUM Ø The term curriculum has been derived from a Latin word“Currere” which means a “race course” or a runway on which one runs to reach a goal. Ø If the teacher is the guide , the curriculum is the path. Ø The concept if Curriculum is dynamic as the changes that occur in society. Ø Curriculum is the total structure of ideas and activities. Ø Curriculum should be considered as a broad-based term encompassing every aspect concerning the study of the course. Ø It is now considered as the totality of experiences to which a pupil is exposed within the boundaries of the school and outside. DEFINITIONS   Arthur Cunningham - “Curriculum is a tool in the hands of the artist (teacher) to moul...

TEACHER AS A RESEARCHER IN SOCIAL SCIENCE Teaching is the noblest of all professions. Only men and women with high intellectual caliber, quick with imagination and resourcefulness should take to teaching profession. A teacher will guide the young along the lines of their natural aptitudes and in accordance with the urgent needs of gainful occupations. A good teacher fashions the minds of the young through patient toil, intelligent instruction, sympathetic guidance and wholesome discipline. Teaching and research are two inseparable components. Research can increase the quality of future generations. Research is composed of two words ‘re’ and ‘search’ which means to search again or to search new facts or to modify older ones. Research in common parlance refers to a search of knowledge. It is really a method of critical thinking. It comprises defining and redefining problems, formulating hypothesis, collecting, organizing and evaluating data, making deductions and making concl...