摘要：The major purpose of this study was to explore the Social Studies teachers. perceptions of the problems and challenges teachers face in the teaching of Social Studies in primary schools in Botswana. I used critical theory to understand the teachers perceived problems and challenges in the teaching of social studies. The study was qualitative and anchored within the naturalistic inquiry paradigm. Qualitative methods were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using grounded theory and employed the constant comparative technique. The findings of the study revealed that social studies teachers are faced with enormous challenges in their effort to develop ideal citizens. I argue that these challenges that are embedded within the structural inequalities regarding social studies are a deliberate act on the part of the government to depoliticize social studies and develop a certain kind of citizenry ideal to the political climate of the country. Such efforts by the government to ignore the fact that social studies is a political subject have in fact turned to be its nemesis.
