Studies on Living Together with Disabled Persons in Home Economics Education (1) : Present Status and Effect on Education Concerning Disabled Persons

Abstract

This study aims to clarify significance of disabled persons in home ecnomics education. Although public concern on disabled persons is accumulating, only few reports have been found which deal the subject in mazagines of home economics education during the past 10 years. While some teachings on disabled persons and on disabilities are found in nursery teaching of junior high and high schools, they are mostly limited within the precautionary measure against disabilities; there have been few education classes of understanding disabled persons. In this report, we investigate the effectiveness of education classes on disabilities and disabled persons for 58 students in a Kochi prefectual high school who have learned precautionary measure against disabilities and understanding disabled persons. The results are as follows: 1. The students had little consern on disabled persons before the teaching. There was significant neccessity in teaching on this theme. 2. After the learning, many students understood disabled persons, but some students were only pitiful for them. As effects of learning, the students recognized the necessity of welfare work and improvement of their behavior, and obtained the prospect of society with various persons.