A Study of the Curriculum of Home Economics at Secondary School
1997 Volume 20 Issue 2 Pages 49-56
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1997 Volume 20 Issue 2 Pages 49-56
The purpose of this study is to clarify the problems of curriculum of Home Economics at Secondly school The questionnaires were sent to 245 secondly school teachers of Home Economics all over the country. 44.9 % of them were collected. The results were as follows: 1. As to the structure of subject, 24.5 % of answerers desired to divide "Industrial Arts and Home Economics" into "Industrial Arts" and "Home Economics". 2. To establish the optional courses in "Industrial Arts and Home Economics" were not desired. 3. To make the contents of an area "Home Life" better were desired. 4. It was short of time to encourage skills of pupils in Home Economics classes. 5. There were no consistent theory between Home Economics at elementary school, H.E. at secondly school and H.E. at high school.
