The development, nature and role of social studies within the curriculum of New Zealand's primary and intermediate schools between 1961 and 1995 is analysed to show the way in which the particular historical circumstances of the country and the broader changes in society have been formative factors. It is argued that changes in New Zealand's economic and political international relationships have led to a reorientation that has been reflected in the design of the curriculum, while changes in the perceptions of the relationship between the descendants of the original Maori population and the newer European immigrant population have led to a re-evaluation of both the social content of the curriculum and of its overall purposes.
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