A Study on the Teaching of Time Management in High School Home Economics Education

Abstract

This paper aims to devise a teaching program on time management in high school home economics education, to practice experimental lessons and to evaluate those lessons. Time management is defined as the plan-do-evaluate process of time use. We devised four hours of lesson on time management. Students planned a weekday or a holiday, then implemented the plan, and evaluated that day. We let students fill in a questionnaire after the lessons. In the lessons, students examined the difference between the plan and the implementation and considered the causes of differences. They also evaluated relationships with family members or friends as regards time management. It is not usual for students to plan a day. Some students accepted the planning of time positively and other students accepted it negatively. Almost half of the students were interested in the lessons on time management. However, further investigation of this teaching program is required to let students understand the meaning of time management.