Formation Of Economic Literacy And Perceptions Of Economic Development In The 5th-Grade School Students Through The New Programme And The Textbooks In History And Civilizations

Georgy Yakimov
Sofia University

https://doi.org/10.53656/his2021-2-6-hisedu

Abstract. This article aims to explain how the textbooks for the subject History and Civilizations in the 5th grade influence the formation of the initial economic literacy of the school students. By studying prehistory and the ancient world they learn about the economic life in the past and acquire some important economic concepts. This article examines, analizes and compares the textbooks with regard to the above purpose. Good examples in the relevant textbooks are shown, which to the biggest extent contribute to the formation of the school students' initial economic literacy. It is an important part of the formation of their civic culture. The topic about young people's knowledge of economic development and their economic culture is important for their successful future participation in the economic life of the present-day Bulgarian society.
Keywords: history and civic education; economic literacy; economic life in the Antiquity; economic concepts; civic education in schools

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