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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Teaching Social Studies as Integrated Curriculum

Vincent Mensah Minadzi

Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · pp. 24–30 · Published 15 Jul 2021

10.9734/ajess/2021/v19i330466

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the impacts of COVID-19 and its implications for teaching Social Studies as integrated curriculum. This was done through review of a number of articles relating to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as Social Studies as integrated discipline. Historical background and the effects of the pandemic specifically in Ghana have been outlined in the paper. Being integrated curriculum, the author argues that the pandemic offers unique opportunity for Social Studies educators and teachers of the subject to demonstrate their understanding of the concept of integration with respect to the impacts of the pandemic. There is no denying the fact that the pandemic had tremendous impacts on all facets of human life including economic, social, psychological, political, religious, and health. Based on the literature review, it is recommended that educators and teachers in the field of Social Studies should draw connection between the COVID-19 and the Social Science subjects. In so doing, it would promote wholistic understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus curriculum implication integration pandemic social studies

References (8)

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