In this paper will be analyzed the country studying materials concerning teachening of mandatory disciplines by the integration of "The history of Ukraine" course in accordance to the curricular programs for the students of the Institute of Business and Perspective Technology of Lviv Polytechnic National University. In presented materials as an example was taken Western region of Ukraine, especially Subcarpathian. This focus has caused the integration of country studying into the learning process, which is conducted by teachers of the University and can be used by them in a practical way in future. For a modern educational and methodological science is necessary to fill the gaps due to the lack of publications devoted to the issue of orientation study material for the course of The history of Ukraine for the educational needs of students that have economic learning profile. It’s essential to present issues and problems where it is possible to integrate The history and country study in order to show possible ways of their implementation and application to specific training techniques.
The stated problems and examples show wide opportunities for the targeting of educational material on the history of Ukraine for its approximation to the needs and interests of students, their interest in learning the subject. Integration with country studying will bring the history to students as a part of their daily lives, promoting the understanding of the past, as a direct basis and roots of modernity. A significant role in this is the use of examples from the history of the students’ specific living environment. This, in turn, will help to expand the horizons of the students’ general outlook, their interest in studying history and the rise of the patriotic feelings of love and attachment to the homeland.
This paper can be expanded by many other examples of the educational material integration that can serve as a complete substitute for those presented in this article. Also, the work can be developed into a thorough monographic study that would elucidate the content problems of history education in high school and would develop the methodological framework in the outlined direction of the educational activity. It is viewed as being promising to present the opportunities to involve the country studying materials to other disciplines such as the history of Ukrainian culture or culture studies. It should also be pointed out that the given problem should be illustrated with the examples of integration with the country studying of other regions. Such adaptation of the delivered material content is predetermined by the peculiarity of the country studying facts in every region of the country.