The history of everyday life in school history textbooks: criteria for content selection and the design of learning tasks

- Мороз, Петро Володимирович (orcid.org/0000-0002-6776-9186) and Мороз, Ірина Володимирівна (orcid.org/0000-0002-7076-1038) (2026) The history of everyday life in school history textbooks: criteria for content selection and the design of learning tasks Проблеми сучасного підрунчика (36). pp. 276-290. ISSN 2411-1309

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Abstract

The article examines the problem of representing the history of everyday life in modern school history textbooks. It substantiates that the textbook serves as a key tool for implementing a human-centered approach in history education, and that everyday life should be presented systematically as a full-fledged content component that ensures the “humanization” of historical knowledge and the integration of the past with students’ personal experience. Based on the analysis of Ukrainian and international research, as well as the generalization of textbook development practices, the study identifies criteria for selecting content on the history of everyday life for textbooks. These include: coverage of the main spheres of everyday life; consideration of the complex factors shaping it; representation of diverse social groups; selection of authentic sources of various types; and establishing connections between everyday life and macro-historical processes. In addition, specific criteria for selecting authentic sources of different types for representing everyday life are defined. The principles of constructing a system of learning tasks that ensure the organization of students’ cognitive activity are substantiated. These include: typological diversity, gradual increase in complexity, orientation toward the digital learning environment, and the research-based and value-oriented nature of learning. The article also analyzes international experience in representing everyday life in textbooks and identifies possibilities for its adaptation in Ukrainian textbook development. The scientific novelty of the study lies in substantiating a system of criteria for content selection and principles for constructing a system of tasks as an integrated didactic mechanism for realizing the educational potential of the history of everyday life. It is established that the systematic inclusion of such materials contributes to the formation of a holistic understanding of the past, the development of critical thinking, and students’ ability to interpret historical phenomena through the lens of human experience.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	history of everyday life, history textbook, content selection, system of tasks, human-centered approach, research-based approach, students’ cognitive activity
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 37.01/.09 Special auxiliary table for theory, principles, methods and organization of education > 37.01 Fundamentals of education. Theory. Policy etc. Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 37.01/.09 Special auxiliary table for theory, principles, methods and organization of education > 37.02 General questions of didactics and method Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 373 Kinds of school providing general education Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 9 Geography. Biography. History > 93/94 History
Divisions:	Institute of Pedagogics > Department of Social Science Education
Depositing User:	с.н.с. Петро Володимирович Мороз
Date Deposited:	11 May 2026 13:02
Last Modified:	11 May 2026 13:02
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/749154

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