Course-5 Understanding Disciplines and School Subjects pmd

2.3. 2. Introduction
We have already discussed about the meaning and processes of Social Science as a
branch of humanities. We also know that it is not enough for teachers to know the content
of the subject they teach, but they need to know the nature of the subjects so that they can
decide the pedagogical procedures appropriate to the content. Once they know the nature
of the subject, it is easy to organise the content in the curriculum of that specific subject.
Hence, let us understand the nature of Humanities and Social Sciences and also their
organisational implications in the present unit.
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