HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION : A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES AND JAPAN

Abstract

This research seeks to compare the home economics education in the secondary level between the Philippines and Japan. By doing this comparison, it can determine the depth of home economics education in both countries. And if there are some areas that can be further developed to improve the teaching-learning process of the subject. Basing from the data gathered, the following conclusions are derived: 1. Between both countries, there are characteristics of the time allotment, the students population per class and the curriculum. 2. The teacher in Japan has seldom satisfied with facilities and equipment in kitchen rooms. However, the teacher in the Philippines has low satisfaction of room size and number of sewing machines. 3. In the Philippines, the entrepreneurial skills of the students are honed while in Japan, it is not included in the curriculum. 4. Both countries offer almost the similar objective and philosophy by providing the students the knowledge and technical know-how in a wide range.