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High School Social Studies Needs Assessment Report, September 2002

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Front Section (35 kb)

Section One: Executive Summary [pp. 1–4] (29 kb)

Section Two: Foundational Elements of the New Program [p. 5–6] (10 kb)

Section Three: Overview of the Needs Assessment Process [pp. 7–10] (20 kb)

Section Four: Summary of Scaled-response Data and Recommendations (Questionnaire Items 1–20) [pp. 11–52] (114 kb)

Section Five: Content Theme Rankings (Items 21–44) [pp. 53–62] (43 kb)

Section Six: Content Theme Suggestions (Item 45) [p. 63–64] (9 kb)

Section Seven: Recommended Knowledge Outcomes (Item 46) [p. 65–66] (8 kb)

Section Eight: Recommended Skill Outcomes (Item 46) [p. 67–68] (8 kb)

Section Nine: Recommended Attitude Outcomes (Item 46) [p. 69–70] (7 kb)

Section Ten: Strengths of the Existing Program and Their Compatibility with the New Vision (Item 47) [p. 71–72] (9 kb)

Section Eleven: Two Course Sequences (Item 48) [pp. 73–74] (9 kb)

Section Twelve: General Recommendations for Development of the New High School Social Studies Program (Item 49) [pp. 75–76] (12 kb)

Section Thirteen: Aboriginal Consultation Sessions [pp. 77–78] (14 kb)

Section Fourteen: Francophone Consultation Sessions [pp. 79–80] (13 kb)

Section Fifteen: Feedback from Consultations with Post-secondary Educators [pp. 81–82] (12 kb)

Appendix 1: Program Update [pp. 83–84] (15 kb)

Appendix 2: Senior High Social Studies Questionnaire [pp. 85–90] (38 kb)

Appendix 3: French-language Version of the Senior High Social Studies Questionnaire [pp. 91–98] (43 kb)

Appendix 4: Adapted Questionnaire Used in Aboriginal Consultations [pp. 99–106] (42 kb)

Appendix 5: List of Participating High Schools, School Divisions, Institutions and Associations [p. 107–108] (14 kb)

Appendix 6: Respondents' Representative Comments on Items 1–20 [pp. 109–138] (115 kb)

Appendix 7: Respondents' Content Theme Suggestions (Item 45) [pp. 139–140] (11 kb)

Appendix 8: Knowledge Outcomes Recommended by Respondents (Item 46) [pp. 141–144] (18 kb)

Appendix 9: Skill Outcomes Recommended by Respondents (Item 46) [pp. 145–148] (16 kb)

Appendix 10: Attitude Outcomes Recommended by Respondents (Item 46) [pp. 149–152] (17 kb)

Appendix 11: Representative Comments on the Strengths of the Existing Program and Their Compatibility with the New Vision (Item 47) [pp. 153–154] (14 kb)

Appendix 12: Representative Comments on the Program Purpose and Program Expectations of the Two Course Sequences (Item 48) [pp. 155–160] (26 kb)

Appendix 13: Respondents' General Recommendations for Development of the New High School Social Studies Program (Item 49) [pp. 161–166] (23 kb)

Appendix 14: Aboriginal Consultation Sessions—Representative Comments [pp. 167–170] (17 kb)

Appendix 15: Francophone Consultation Sessions—Representative Comments [pp. 171–174] (21 kb)

Appendix 16: Post-secondary Consultation Sessions–Representative Comments [pp. 175–176] (13 kb)

Selected components of the survey will be available in French.

This completes the first stage of the curriculum development process of the senior high social studies program of studies. For further information, please see Team Contacts.

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