<![CDATA[This article aims to describe a critical review of social studies in Indonesia and New Zealand. This topic is intended to provide an explanation that focuses on factual integrative approaches, and is influential in social studies learning in two countries. The method used in preparing this article is literature study. The author uses search engines researchgate, scholar, and academia. The results of this research show that the integration of social sciences into one field of social studies was implemented in the 1974 curriculum for 8 pilot school development projects (PPSP). Judging from the scope of social studies in schools, the presentation of social studies learning is different at the elementary and middle school levels. The practice of an integrative approach to social studies learning in Indonesia focuses on students' ability to understand social concepts to solve problems. Meanwhile, in New Zealand the focus is on involving students as citizens so that they become agents of change in society. Based on this statement, the existence of the Social Sciences Curriculum means an integrative approach is intended so that students understand their function as intelligent citizens.]]>
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