Social
studies: An element of civic formation among secondary
school students
ABSTRACT of Thesis by Attard Goline & Grech Stephanie
This study highlights the perceptions of secondary
school students towards Social Studies. More
importantly, this study explores how much Social
Studies is useful in students’ everyday
life and traces the differences between males
and females regarding Social Studies as an academic
subject. The target of this research are secondary
state school students in the 11 – 15 age
cohort. Investigation has been made possible
by utilising structured questionnaires with 240
Gozitan students in the junior lyceum. The aim
of this survey is to find out whether there is
a relationship between females and males in their
attitudes towards Social Studies and its utility
to everyday life. This is followed by an analysis
of the research results, which are intertwined
with a discussion on the survey findings.
