Abstract
This paper focuses on the actual situations of the subjects concerning consumer education at the divisions of home economics in 219 junior colleges.
1. We can classify the subjects into 3 groups : the core subjects concerning consumer education, the subjects concerning relationships between firms and consumers, and the subjects concerning life and consumption.
2. The core subjects involve Consumer Affairs, Consumer Protection, Consumer Laws, Consumer Education, Consumer Commodity, and so on.
3. only 8.7% of 219 junior colleges have the subjects concerning Consumer Affairs, and 13.2% have subjects concerning Consumer Protection.
4. 74. 1% of the junior colleges have the subjects concerning consumer education in Kinki District, while 37.5% have them in Tohoku District.
