TY - JOUR
T1 - Views of Omani social studies teachers about using oral history in the classroom
AU - Al-Rabaani, Ahmed Hamad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/9
Y1 - 2015/9
N2 - The aim of this study was to investigate the views of Omani social studies teachers about using oral history in the classroom. Data was collected using a questionnaire that was distributed to 315 randomly selected social studies teachers from urban and rural areas, with 135 male and 180 female teachers included in the study. The results showed that social studies teachers believe strongly in the importance of oral history in the classroom and think that it can be applied in several ways. Teachers also believe, however, that there are a number of obstacles to the use of oral history in Omani schools and they suggest, first, that teachers should be given training to overcome these, and second, that the social studies curriculum be developed so that it will be easier to include oral history in the courses. The survey also revealed that teachers’ views are affected by their gender and experience, with female and older teachers believing more strongly in the importance of oral history than male and younger teachers.
AB - The aim of this study was to investigate the views of Omani social studies teachers about using oral history in the classroom. Data was collected using a questionnaire that was distributed to 315 randomly selected social studies teachers from urban and rural areas, with 135 male and 180 female teachers included in the study. The results showed that social studies teachers believe strongly in the importance of oral history in the classroom and think that it can be applied in several ways. Teachers also believe, however, that there are a number of obstacles to the use of oral history in Omani schools and they suggest, first, that teachers should be given training to overcome these, and second, that the social studies curriculum be developed so that it will be easier to include oral history in the courses. The survey also revealed that teachers’ views are affected by their gender and experience, with female and older teachers believing more strongly in the importance of oral history than male and younger teachers.
KW - Oman
KW - Oral history
KW - Social studies teachers
KW - Views
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U2 - 10.5539/ass.v11n22p58
DO - 10.5539/ass.v11n22p58
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84987898687
SN - 1911-2017
VL - 11
SP - 58
EP - 66
JO - Asian Social Science
JF - Asian Social Science
IS - 22
ER -