Humanities and Social Studies Education

The Humanities and Social Studies Education (HSSE) Academic Group was constituted on 1 July 2000 from an amalgamation of the former Divisions of Geography and History.

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Humanities and Social Studies Education

Associate Professor Ang Cheng Guan

Associate Professor
Ang Cheng Guan

Head, Humanities and
Social Studies Education

 

The Humanities and Social Studies Education (HSSE) Academic Group was constituted on 1 July 2000 from an amalgamation of the former Divisions of Geography and History. As one of 12 Academic Groups, HSSE is committed to playing a significant role in supporting NIE's vision as a teacher education institute of distinction. The academic group is primarily responsible for the professional preparation and development of teachers in the following subject areas primary and secondary social studies, geography, history, economics, elements of office administration and accounting. learn more>>

 

Latest HSSE Happenings

History as Controversy: Writing and Teaching Contentious Topics in Asian Histories
14 December 2011 - 15 December 2011

This conference is jointly organized by the Humanities and Social Studies Education, National Institute of Education, Singapore; the Singapore Heritage Society and Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.

Recent decades have witnessed a remarkable expansion of debates...
Brown Bag’ Seminar “Impact of Social Crisis on Social Housing in the Satellite Towns in France: The Case of Grenoble”
11 November 2011

Abstract:

In France, despite continuous governmental efforts to solve housing shortage of low-income households, social scientists and journalists have blamed high-rise, high-density living as a facilitator for the development of ghettos, youth gangsterism, drug abuse or...
Commendations for Teaching Excellence
11 November 2011
The NIE Staff Awards are presented in recognition of teaching excellence and service excellence. At the ceremony on 10 November 2011, two faculty members from HSSE received the Excellence in Teaching Commendation 2011. They were Asst Prof Lim Mui...
SASSE - Facilitating Classroom Discussion in Social Studies
2 August 2011

In order to become active and informed citizens, students should learn how to be effectively engaged in the discussion of social and political issues. more details>>
SEAGA Education Forum 2011
16 July 2011

To help educators develop a better understanding of SPACE and acquire thenecessary pedagogical skills to teach this important concept, the SoutheastAsian Geography Association (SEAGA) is organizing this forum on fieldworkinquiry. The objective of this forum is to provide the physical, historical...