History versus SOSE: revisiting the old debate in new ways.

Argues the significance of careful curriculum planning in social sciences to avoid the debate between the use of the Studies of Society and the Environment (SOSE) and history as approaches for teaching social sciences in Australia. Drawbacks and benefits of the SOSE approach; Importance of SOSE as an approach in social studies teaching; Factors which need to be considered when evaluating social science and SOSE curricula.