Social Sciences and the Meaning of Teaching Them. Interview with Dr. Isabelino Siede

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15359/rp.31.7

Keywords:

Didactics, Social Sciences, critical thinking, national identity, social reality

Abstract

This interview explores the purposes and challenges of teaching Social Sciences in primary and secondary education. Dr. Isabelino Siede analyzes the historical transition from training focused on national identity and "patriotic catechism" toward a pedagogy that promotes critical thinking. The dialogue emphasizes the importance of problematizing content through questions that invite students to doubt, investigate, and confront common sense with scientific rigor. It concludes that teaching Social Sciences involves not only transmitting disciplinary findings but also the procedures and ways of thinking that allow for an understanding of social reality as an object in constant movement and dispute.


Author Biography

  • Yeimer Ramos Torres, Ministerio de Educación Pública (MEP), San José, Costa Rica

    Costa Rican. Master's degree in Education, National University (UNA), Omar Dengo campus, Heredia, Costa Rica. Graduate of the Central American Master's program in Sociology, University of Costa Rica (UCR), Rodrigo Facio campus, San José, Costa Rica. Graduate of the Master's Degree in Educational Technology, State Distance University (UNED), San José, Costa Rica. Bachelor's Degree in Law, American University of Costa Rica (UAM), San José, Costa Rica. Bachelor's Degree in Civic Education, State Distance University (UNED), San José, Costa Rica. Bachelor's degree in Social Studies Education, American University of Costa Rica (UAM), San José, Costa Rica. Lecturer at the Teacher Training School of the University of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Facio campus, San José, Costa Rica. National Advisor for Social Studies at the Curriculum Development Department, Ministry of Public Education (MEP), San José, Costa Rica. E-mail: yeimer.ramos@ucr.ac.cr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5932-9335

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Published

2025-07-01

How to Cite

Social Sciences and the Meaning of Teaching Them. Interview with Dr. Isabelino Siede. (2025). Revista Perspectivas: Estudios Sociales Y Educación Cívica, 31, 1-33. https://doi.org/10.15359/rp.31.7