社會學習領域概論為一門探究社會生活之重要議題所構成的統整性領域課程，本課程系奠定於十二年國民基本教育總綱主張「啟發生命潛能、陶養生活知能、促進生涯發展與涵育公民責任」課程目標之基礎，配合社會領域課程綱要之藍圖進行課程規劃，以期培育學習者於學習與教學中均能以人文與社會科學的觀點思考自我、關懷社會和參與世界。課程內涵主要為介紹社會學習領域之意義、目標、研究方法與發展趨勢等概論，並針對十二年國民基本教育社會領域中有關社會學、政治學、法律學、經濟學、區域與全球關聯、歷史與人類文化等重要議題進行探討與研究，以協助學習者增進社會科學方面的專業知識與能力，啟發社會學習領域的教學創意與樂趣，進而能培養社會科學重視理性客觀與人文關懷的精神，發展社會學習領域跨學科的專題研究與教學設計的專業知能。期許學習者在當前的學習與未來的教學上，能結合課程理論與生活實務，理性而客觀的探究社會議題，多元而廣博的含蘊教育知能，以自我成長並培育學子成為當代社會中具有社會科學與人文素養、全球意識與社會參與的好公民。

Introduction to the field of social studies is an integrated field course that explores important issues in social life. This course is based on the 12-year National Basic Education General Program which advocates "to inspire life potential, cultivate life knowledge, and promote career development and Based on the curriculum objectives of "Cultivating Civic Responsibility", curriculum planning is carried out in conjunction with the blueprint of the social field curriculum syllabus, with a view to cultivating learners to think about themselves, care for society and participate in the world from the perspectives of the humanities and social sciences in learning and teaching. The content of the course is mainly to introduce the significance, goals, research methods and development trends of the field of social studies, and to discuss important issues related to sociology, political science, law, economics, regional and global connections, history and human culture in the social field of the 12-year National Basic Education. and research to help learners improve their professional knowledge and abilities in the social sciences, inspire teaching creativity and fun in the social learning field, and then cultivate the spirit of social science that values ​​rationality, objectivity and humanistic care, and develop professional knowledge in interdisciplinary thematic research and teaching design in the social learning field. It is expected that learners can combine curriculum theory and life practice in current study and future teaching, rationally and objectively explore social issues, and possess diverse and extensive educational knowledge, so as to grow themselves and cultivate students to become good citizens in contemporary society with social science and humanistic literacy, global awareness and social participation.

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