A Historical Study on Teaching Methods of Home Econmics in Compulsory Education in Japan (II) : Focusing on Homemaking Education in The Meiji and Taisho Eras

Abstract

Textbooks used in a Reading Course, Home Economics Coursea nd/or Home Science Course as developed during the Meiji and Taisho periods, were analyzed. Textbooks erred to were those made by prefectural governments and those aproved by the Ministry of Education. Contents and their arrangement, as well as the purpose of education, were compared with thoseof recent ones. Developmental teaching techniques such as those with emphasis on reading, verbal instruction, discussions with related materials used, as well as scientific education set on actual practice were some of the techniques analyzed.