The aim of this study is to clear the process of forming home economics education at junior high school level through CIE papers from October 1946 to March 1947. Following results were obtained. 1. On October 9, 1946, Course of Study Committee was set up at Ministry of Education. 2. On October 15, 1946, Shigematsu who was the Chief of Domestic Science Course of Study Committee was given materials from New York State and Washington State on home economics curriculum planning. 3. On November 13, 1946, a metting was held to discuss the allotment of weekly hours among the subjects listed in the curriculum for elementary and junior high schools. It was decided that home economics education for girls be included in vocational subjects and one vocational subject be required for both boys and girls. 4. On January 8, 1947, the new curriculum for junior high schools was approved by CIE. Both boys and girls would be offered an identical curriculum.

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This study aims to investigate the possibility of micro-computer use in home economics education. This study consists of two parts, theory and research on the actual conditions. The results are as follows : 1. Teachers having charge of home economics education are expected to have computer-literacy. But problems await solution in relation to training of computer-literacy for teachers. 2. Results of teachers' consciousness and their actual conditions : 1) It is not judged that teachers in charge of home economics education have computer-literacy. 2) They have strong desire to be trained for micro-computer operation and develop softwears. 3) Consciousness for the introduction of micro-computer into home economics education is high.

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In the process of learning how to peel, many children are observed who cannot peel well. In this study, we compared the results of two different ways of teaching. Two classes in the sixth grades were selected. One class was given the knowledge of the wasting rate of potatoes and was taught to peel as long and as thin as possible. The other class was not given any special knowledge of the wasting rate but was encouraged to peel as long as possible. As a result, more children in the former class became conscious about peeling that they took more time and peeled short. It also became clear that the lower marks they got in the test of handling the kitchen knife, the more were they influenced by the instruction.

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The purpose of this research is to investigate the actual conditions of children's communication with their parents. The results of research provide the following information : 1. E.S. (elementary school children) had more verbal communication with their parents than J.S. (junior high school students). 2. J.S., more than E.S., discussed with parents their future and the problems and difficulties of getting into school of higher level. Children tended to change the topics of their conversation depending on which parent they were talking to. 3. The amount of conversation between children and their mothers was greater than that with their fathers.

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Communication through action between children and their parents and its effect on their mutual acceptance were researched. The results were : 1. Over half of the children did household duties as a member of the family; for example, cleaning their own room, clearing the table and shopping. 2. Children tended to feel that their troubles and failures were not understood by either their father or mother. 3. By using Hayashi III methods of analysis, it was found that communication through action, like household duties together, was effective in improving relations between father and children.

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This study investigated how junior high school and senior high school students' maternal consiousness, image of children and their view toward child development changed as they grew older and by taking classes in nursery education. The results are as follows : 1. In junior high school, they came to have more interests in children and their image of children changed as they took classes in nursery education. 2. In senior high school, they came to have more interests in children and their image of children changed owing to the positive mutual influence of growing older and taking classes in nursery education.

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This study was aimed to analyze the covering function of an apron through elementary school pupils, their parents and college students, with a questionnaire survey. Results were summarized as followsis. 1. There were remarked sex-differences of the possesive ratio of an apron, with little variation among the aged women. 2. In housework, the apron was used frequently in cooking in order to protect from getting dirty. 3. The chest-covering types were possessed more sheet than others, significantly.

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This experimental investigation calculated the dirt ratio of the cooking-wear according to body parts. Subjects were examined for their posture changes during dishwashing activities with the electrogoniometer, in order to observe their fatigue condition. Two types of washing postures were applied to compare data between with cooking-wear and without. Results were summarized as follows : 1. Most dirty places were shown at the center parts of the abdomen. 2. Their postures were maintained much nearer to the washing-table at straight angles. While, without the cooking-wear, their posture were characterized at the fore-flexive sway of the hip away from the table.

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We tried to evaluate the seams of machine sewing numerically by digitizer simiar to running stitches. The results are as follows. 1. The number, the total area and the average area of deviating parts can be respectively measured and calculated by the digitizer and the micro-computer. 2. In order to sew along the designated line the area of deviating parts should be more carefully considered than their number. 3. The total area of deviating parts should be considered in order to evaluate a seamline quantatively, and both the total area and the average area of deviating parts should be considered in terms of qualitative evaluation.

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