Social Sciences Teaching. Life stories of three High School teachers from Managua

Abstract

This research was carried out in the city of Managua with the aim of studying the learning processes in the area of Social Sciences, through life stories of three teachers of Secondary Education. This research arises from the need to know and support the work of teachers in the area of Social Sciences. The study is based on the interpretive or hermeneutic paradigm, searching about the teaching methodologies used by social science teachers. It is a retrospective study, based on the teaching experience of teachers in the 80s and 90s. The study used Oral History as a research method, and the qualitative research approach used in-depth interviews and life stories, which supported the research process. The findings allowed us to know the teaching performance, the teaching strategies used, teaching resources and the forms of evaluation frequently used in the learning process in the subjects of History, Geography, Philosophy and Sociology, subjects that are taught in the area of Social Sciences in Secondary Education.