2025 Volume 20 Issue 2 Pages 405-421
In an era of accelerating globalization and rapidly shifting global affairs, it is essential for children to develop a global perspective and gain foundational understanding of the world at an early age to help build a sustainable future. Thus, it is crucial in elementary schools to increase opportunities for them to engage with the “world,” stimulate their interest and empathy, and acquire the fundamental knowledge alongside spatial awareness. This paper proposes curriculum improvements of world geography learning within elementary-level social studies. I will survey the historical changes and research trends in this area and clarify the problems with how world geography is currently handled in the present Course of Study. Based on this analysis, concrete suggestions for the next curriculum revision will be presented. Lastly, this paper explores structural challenges in geography education within social studies, offering a vision for foundational reform.
