Social Sciences

Program Review and Revisions
In the 2007–2008 school year, the social sciences program underwent extensive review, including completion of a literature review and province-wide focus group consultations.  In the fall of 2008, a summary of the findings from the literature review as well as feedback from the focus group consultations will be posted in the Social Sciences section of the Alberta Education Web site.  The literature review and focus group consultation feedback will provide support for the development of a new framework for the social sciences programs of study.

The Social Sciences Interbranch Committee, formed in 2007, will continue to meet and provide direction regarding the creation of a draft framework.  This framework will then be further reviewed through focus group consultations across the province, scheduled for the fall of 2008.  Additionally, the formation of the Social Sciences Advisory Committee in the spring of 2009 will ensure stakeholder contribution to the development and implementation of the new social sciences programs of study.

In the spring of 2009, following the approval of the new social sciences framework, work on the programs of study is scheduled to begin.

For more information, contact Karen Campbell at 780–422–4426.  To be connected toll-free inside Alberta, dial 310–0000.

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