This study focuses on Swedish social science education and the syllabus development over time. The study explores the social studies subject’s syllabus from 1965 to 2011; it aims to review the subject’s development in relation to the curriculum. Additionally, attention will be drawn to the upcoming changes and the possible reasons for them in the new syllabus, 2025. The syllabus content and wording are of interest and will be examined through a qualitative method using theme content analysis. The result shows that the social science subject has a strong connection to society. Furthermore, the results showed that the subject’s core has stayed intact even though many changes have been made. Contemporary themes and the dominating educational view of the time have impacted these changes. Finally, the results show that the new syllabus of 2025 will impact the subject’s content and grading system. / <p>Godkänd 2024-01-19</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:miun-50567 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Eliasson, Maja |
| Publisher | Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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