The epistemological foundations of the disciplines in the selection of contents

Abstract

Readers are invited to think about the connections between the nature of knowledge which Social Sciences generares, the epistemological essentials which are grouped under this name and the adopted methods for learning and teaching in the school context. The selection of contents has to be done considering not only psychological and didactic criteria but also taking disciplina rigour into account. The epistemological reflexion which should accompany any teaching activity becomes even more important in an open curriculum. To sum up, discipline rigour, when combined with teaching methods which incorporate the contributions made by learning psychology and methodology, has to become one of the basis in the teaching-learning process of Social Sciences.