Teaching humanities & social sciences : teaching & learning across Australia / Rob Gilbert.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Context: the humanities and social sciences in Australia -- The Context for teaching and learning in the humanities and social sciences -- The humanities and social sciences in the Australian curriculum -- Part 2. Teaching humanities and social sciences: key elements -- Integrating the curriculum -- Planning for critical inquiry -- Planning for student learning -- Assessment for student learning -- Values, ethical understanding and controversial issues -- Developing language and literacy -- Using information and communication technologies -- Part 3. Disciplinary knowledge in humanities and social sciences -- Learning history -- Teaching historical inquiry -- Geography as a learning area -- Teaching geographical inquiry -- Teaching and learning economics and business -- Teaching and learning for active and informed citizenship -- Part 4. Cross-curriculum priorities -- Aboriginal and Torres strait islander histories and cultures -- Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia -- Sustainability.

"Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences develops student teachers' understanding of teaching and learning in the key learning area of humanities and social sciences, which encompasses history, geography, economics and business, and civics and citizenship subjects and other aspects of curriculum across Australia."