Orta Öğretim Tarih Ders Kitapları İçerisinde Çocuk ve Çocukluk Tarihinin Toplumsal Olayların Anlatımı Üzerinden İncelenmesi

Abstract

With the invention of the printing press, man begins to read, write and get to know himself. He learns to value himself by wondering about himself. He also starts to be interested in children, childhood and their children. The study of these important periods in life is reflected in historical research over time. The history of the child and childhood begins to be researched. Given the information obtained, children and childhood are now included in history education. It is thought that students seeing others like themselves in history serves the purpose of history education. By transferring the history of children and childhood, students can see and understand others like themselves in the historical period. This contributes to the student's historical empathy ability. At the same time, it can be easier for students to recognize exemplary personalities through historical heroes' lives and adapt their lives to their own lives. In addition to all these, it is thought that explaining history lessons through their peers' eyes will attract the student's attention. It may be easier for students to understand life and events in historical periods by seeing others like themselves. The texts and visuals in the secondary school history textbooks the Board of Education of the Ministry of National Education prepared were analyzed. During this research, document analysis was used in qualitative research methods.