사회 교과서 집필 과정을 통해 바라본 사회과 교육과정의 현실과 미래 -2007년 개정 교육과정의 중학교 <사회>를 중심으로-

Abstract

This study aims to grasp the influence and role of the current social studies curriculum by analyzing the process of writing social studies textbooks. For this purpose, meetings for writing a social studies textbook of a publishing company were observed and the writers and editors were interviewed. The observations and interviews show that the current social studies curriculum is considered as an abstract document by writers and editors, and does not provide effective guidelines for writing textbooks. The writers have a tendency to turn to the commentary of curriculum instead of the curriculum itself. Moreover, there are overlaps and conflicts of achievement standards of curriculum among some units, which makes it difficult for writers to arbitrate differences of opinions on the contents of a textbook. To solve these problems, it is required that more writers of social studies textbooks should join the process of developing social studies curriculum. Moreover, social studies curriculum has to be more logical and clear to fulfill its unique function as a substantial guideline for writing textbooks. Furthermore, the social studies curriculum should be improved to provide writers and publishing companies with more opportunities to use their discretion.