Re-Echoing the Place of History in the School Curriculum

Abstract

History as a school subject faces the threat of losing its once privileged position in the curriculum of the Ghanaian school system. It is increasingly becoming unpopular among students as the number of those who enroll in the subject at various levels continues to decrease. This paper examines the place of history in the school curriculum against the background of students’ waning interest in the subject. Specifically, the paper highlights the importance of history as a school subject. It further outlines some of the job prospects available to students who study the subject. The paper concludeswith an examination of some of the curricular and pedagogical hindrances in the teaching and learning of history, and makes a call for curriculum and pedagogical renewal in the subject.