抄録
The contents and the ways of presenting assignments in Home Management were investigated from textbooks used in secondary schools; covering home life, family relationships, household economics, home management and consumer education. The results are as follows : 1 It is characteristic of the textbooks in Japan to make use of diagrams by scientific data. Those of the United States are superior in format and utilizing of photographs. 2 The textbooks in the United States are excellent in how to present the theme for discussion and questions. 3 In the textbooks in the United States, the teenagers' present life, as well as future plans including housework are described in details under the topics of home, family relationships, management and consumer problems.
