2020 Volume 71 Issue 1 Pages 12-30
We examined carefully the present condition of teaching about housing in junior high school and high school home economics classes. We then considered a method of teaching that would be beneficial to the students' future lives after looking at how the field of housing was taught and determining whether it was meaningful to their everyday lives. As a result, we learned that insufficient time was spent educating students about the field of housing. However, we found that the classes raised the students' interest in housing and housing environments because they had direct implications to their lives. It became clear that the students' genuine interest in and responsible attitude towards the housing field influenced their consciousness and behavior. It is thought that discussions and visits by guest lecturers are effective in showing the importance of learning about housing. Given the limited class time, we concluded that this approach is the best way to teach students about the importance of housing and how it affects their lives.
