From Craft Traditions to Digital Design: A Six-Stage Historical-Pedagogical Model of Design and Technology Education in Ukraine

- Tymenko, V.P. (orcid.org/0000-0002-5039-2511) (2026) From Craft Traditions to Digital Design: A Six-Stage Historical-Pedagogical Model of Design and Technology Education in Ukraine Design and Technology Education: An International Journal, 2 (31). pp. 81-97. ISSN 1360-1431

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Abstract

This article develops a six-stage historical-pedagogical model of the development of design and technology education in Ukraine. It addresses a gap in international design education research by showing how national trajectories of craft, artistic-industrial training, avant-garde experimentation, technical aesthetics, ethnodesign, and digital innovation can be interpreted as interconnected educational logics rather than as isolated historical episodes. The study is a conceptual historical-pedagogical inquiry based on historical analysis, cultural analysis, systems interpretation, and comparative educational reasoning. The model identifies six stages: traditional craft education; artistic-industrial education; avant-garde, constructivist, and modernist education; technical-aesthetic and industrial design education; ethnodesign and national-cultural renewal; and digital-innovative, STEAM-oriented design and technology education. Each stage contributes a distinct pedagogical layer: craft-symbolic form-making, material and production literacy, experimental visual communication, functional and ergonomic thinking, culturally responsive design, and digital modelling and prototyping. The article argues that contemporary design and technology education is strengthened when digital transformation is connected with cultural memory, material knowledge, project culture, and responsible innovation. The proposed model offers a comparative framework for researchers and curriculum developers seeking to integrate cultural heritage, technological capability, and future-oriented design learning across diverse national contexts.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	design and technology education; Ukraine; historical-pedagogical model; craft education; industrial design; ethnodesign; digital design; STEAM education
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 00 Prolegomena. Fundamentals of knowledge and culture. Propaedeutics > 004 Computer science and technology. Computing. Data processing > 004.9 Application-oriented computer-based techniques 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 Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 6 Applied Sciences. Medicine. Technology > 62 Engineering. Technology in general Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 7 The Arts. Recreation. Entertainment. Sport.
Divisions:	Institute of the gifted child > Innovative Technologies in Gifted Education Department
Depositing User:	Володимир Петрович Тименко
Date Deposited:	25 Aug 2026 13:50
Last Modified:	25 Aug 2026 19:17
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/750184

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