ABSTRACT
This chapter will examine one of three traditions of social studies, namely social studies as citizenship transmission. This tradition refers to a mode of social learning that seeks to develop good citizens according to the values and norms which have been accepted in a country. The first part of this chapter will describe the first historical-epistemological pillar, in the form of a definition of social studies and ideology development of social studies in the world, especially in the United States and Indonesia. This will be followed by a description of the traditional implementation of social studies as citizenship transmission in Indonesia, especially in school through the subject of civic education. Civic education in schools is a core curricular program for democratic education. The students of this curricular program are young citizens, from 6–7 years to 17–18 years old, which is 12 years from elementary school to high school. Psycho-pedagogically, what is learned is believed to make a meaningful contribution for students to answer the challenges of life in the 21st century, to strengthen essential insights, and to provide aspirations for further education.
