The Trend of Coeducation in Industrial Technology and Homemaking in Kumamoto Prefecture (2) : Teachers' Perspective for the Future

Abstract

To get a perspective of homemaking education for boys, an investigation was conducted by a questionnaire for industrial technology and homemaking education teachers. The results obtained are as follows : 1. It was suggested by 56.9% of the homemaking teachers and 64.3% of the industrial technology teachers that one or two homemaking areas be taught to the boys. 2. It was suggested by 3.2% of the homemaking teachers and 9.0% of the industrial technology teachers that the boys be taught separately from the girls. 3. Few of the teachers regarded homemaking as unnecessary for boys. The concept that the same curriculum of homemaking education be taught for boys and girls was supported by about 20% of homemaking teachers and 10% of industrial technology teachers.