1988 年 31 巻 2 号 p. 15-19
The aim of this study is to clear the process of forming homemaking education for elementary schools from October 1946 to March 1947. Till November 13, 1946 a home economics course had been expected to be set up for elementary schools. On November 15, 1946 the Education Division, CIE, proposed to combine what had already been done in home economics planning for grades 5 and 6 with what had been done in arts and handicraft planning for the same level. The reason was to eliminate the fact that girls would have to spend extra time on home economics. Finally, on November 29, 1946 the above proposal was given up by the Education Division. Since then, "kateika" was regarded as a practical arts course.