Present Conditions of Homemaking Education in Elementary Schools in Okayama Prefecture (2)

Abstract

This study is designed, following the first report, to identify problems caused by the different types of teachers in charge of the Homemaking course in elementary schools in Okayama Prefecture. Main types of teachers in charge of this course include, 1) teachers with less teaching hours, 2) classroom teachers, and 3) teachers mainly devoted to the course. In the past the first type was most popular, but now the second type has increased as the first type decreased. In the first type, teachers have in general, less understanding for the necessity of the course and feel difficulties in grasping students' realities. In addition teaching hours of the course are difficult to secure. In the second type, teachers, acknowledging the importance of the course, do not feel reluctant to teach, but they are not familiar with the teaching method. In the third type, many of the teachers have not majored in Homemaking Education and tend to lose their willingness to teach.