The present conditions of the life skill acquisition and the acquisition reason about 5th and 6th graders of elementary schools in Okinawa

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to clarify the present conditions of life skill acquisition and the reasons for acquisition by 5th and 6th graders in elementary school in Okinawa. I carried out questionnaire surveys on 1,036 children from nine public schools. The results are as follows: 1. I performed a factor analysis on 60 question items about their life skill acquisition and made a life skill acquisition standard. From these results, the factors of "interest concern", "the eating habits", "environmental" and "clothes custom" were extracted. 2. Female participants had higher life skill factor scores than male participants. 3. The factors of "eating habits" and "clothes custom" were high among sixth graders when compared with the fifth graders' life skill acquisition score, and "interest concern" and "environment" were high among the fifth graders. 4. The factor of "environmental" was lower than other factors in general. 5. "Yes/No" answers for "Housework Participation of the Father" increased the "interest concern" and "environment" scores, and as for the "Working Presence of Mother" the life skill score was not affected. 6. Students who gave these reasons -"I like home economics", "For family", "For oneself", "For future occupation", "To help each other as a couple", "To teach my child about it" and "I want to be praised" had high life acquisition scores.