The role of social studies education in Farhangian University in promoting social capital

Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of social studies education on the social development of Farhangian University students in Kurdistan province. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive survey. The statistical population in this research includes all students of Farhangian University of Kurdistan Province (girls and boys campus) who were studying in 1400. The sample size was determined according to the table of Karjesi and Morgan equal to 267 people who were selected by stratified random sampling method based on gender. The library and field data collection method and the data collection tool in this research is a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity of this questionnaire was confirmed using the opinions of expert professors, and its reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha method equal to 0.76. To test the research hypotheses, the data obtained from the questionnaires were analyzed using spss software and inferential statistics. The data were analyzed at two levels, descriptive and inferential, using mean and standard deviation indices and one-group T-test. The findings of the research showed that social studies education has an impact on communication with peers, students' role models, respect for the law, and compliance with citizenship rights of Farhangian University students in Kurdistan province