Abstract
Home economics aims to develop abilities to carry on daily life through experimentation and practice. Therefore, teachers of home economics should have and be able to show these abilities in her or his classes. It has been indicated, however, that because of the changing ways of life and examination-oriented life from childhood to adolescence, university students of today have not acquired living skills well. We have investigated the actual condition of clothing management by using the female and male students of Kumamoto University as sample. The results showed a noticeable difference between female and male students; the female students carry on more careful and appropriate clothing management than the male. It would be ascribed to their different learnings and experiences at school and home, and this survey gives a useful information for education of the students of the educational faculty.
