Issue
Based Teaching (Issue based Critical pedagogy)
Prepared by
SABARISH-P
M.Sc., M.Ed.,
JRF & NET
Lecturer in
Physical Science, Arafa Institute for Teacher Education
Attur, Thrissur.
The Kerala Curriculum
Framework (KCF) identifies certain issues related to Kerala society. Those issues
are to be treated considering the aims of education. The selected eight issues
that are rooted in Kerala culture has to be analyzed with the help of the
curriculum is the need of the hour according to KCF. These eight issues are;-
• Absence of vision as
a universal citizen
• Lack of work
competency development
• Lack of understanding
on uniqueness of out culture and its independent development
• Absence of
considering Agriculture as a culture
• Lack of scientific
attitude on health and public health
• Lack of concern for
the marginalized sections of the society
• Lack of scientific
land – water management and
• Lack of eco-friendly
industrial and urban development.
Issue
based teaching should ignite the thoughts and attitudes among learners. It will
help them to link life with social problems and opens up avenues to solve them.
Thus education will become life centered, meaningful, and enriching. Issue
based teaching connects scientific evident-to social and political
perspectives. It promotes scientific literacy and higher order thinking skills.
