Risk Conditions in Home Economics Classes: Creating an Ideal Support System for Risk Avoidance

Abstract

As part of a research considering a support system for preventing child safety hazards, we conducted a survey investigating child safety hazards in home economics classes and the contributing factors as well as teachers’ requests for support. Our findings revealed that teachers of home economics recognized factors contributing to safety hazards and expressed pressing requests for budgetary measures, intended to control the safety of facilities and equipment, and staffing as aid for hazard prevention. Despite recognizing the risks and hazards within the classroom settings of home economics classes, teachers have been conducting their classes daily, experiencing anxiety amid the reality that these requests will not be accommodated. Responsibility for the prevention of hazardous situations occurring during home economics classes should not be borne solely by the teachers in charge, but rather should be shared with the administration, administrative staff, and entire teaching staff, thereby improving the classroom environment in home economics classes.