Abstract
This report was made in order to systematize special features on the contents of Housing. Investigation was made on the contents of text books for Household Education in Upper Elementary Schools, in the Meiji Era. The results were : 1. After the 14th year of Meiji (1881), the contents were characterized by : the systematic formation of practical knowledge, and the integration of these knowledge with the normative principles. 2. At the end of the Meiji Era, the contents became encyclopedic and just arrangement of knowleges. We consider these as features to be noted in the transition stage.
