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Identity, Culture and Organisation: Students
learn about society and communities and how they function,
about the diverse cultures and identities of people within
those communities, and about the impact of these on the
participation of groups and individuals.
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Place and Environment: Students learn about how
people perceive, represent, interpret, and interact with
places and environments to understand the relationships
between people and the environment.
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Continuity and Change: Students learn about past
events, experiences, and actions, and their changing
interpretation over time, to understand about the past, the
present, and possible futures.
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The Economic World: Students learn about the ways
in which people participate in economic activities and about
consumption, production, and distribution and use this
knowledge to understand their place in the economic world.
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Social Enquiry: Through social inquiry, students
ask questions, gather information, and examine the
background to important societal ideas and events, explore
and analyse values and perspectives relating to these ideas
and events; and develop understandings about issues and the
ways that people (themselves and others) make decisions and
participate in social action.
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Through this process, and in a
range of settings, students understand that:
Social
Studies
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ideologies shape society, and individuals and groups
have different responses to these beliefs;
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the rights, roles, and responsibilities of individuals
and communities are influenced by and impact on the
nature of reform.
History
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the causes, consequences, and explanations of historical
events that are of significance to New Zealanders are
complex and contested;
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trends over time reflect social, economic, and political
forces.
Geography
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natural and cultural environments are shaped by
interacting processes that occur at differing rates and
scales;
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people bring diverse values, perceptions, and responses
to the environmental, social, and economic choices,
constraints, and consequences of planning and decision
making.
Economics
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well-functioning markets are efficient, but governments
may need to intervene where markets fail to deliver
efficient or equitable outcomes;
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there are many influences on the nature and size of the
New Zealand economy.
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