A Study on Middle School Students' Interests in Housing Education Contents of Technology Home Economics Subject - Based on Jeonbuk Province -

중학생의 기술 가정교과 중 주생활 교육내용에 대한 흥미도 연구 - 전북지 역을 중심으로 -

  • 곽경숙 (원광대학교 사범대학 가정교육과)
  • Published : 2006.02.28

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to research middle school students' interests in the housing education contents of Technology Home Economics Subject - to classify the contents into three units, we have application of living space, indoor environment and equipments, support and repair of housing. This study has a subject of 529 middle schoolers living in Jeonbuk province. In this statistical analysis, SPSS program was utilized to analyze percentage, mean and standard deviation. These materials were also verified by t-test. The results of this research were as follows: Middle school students' interests in housing education contents stayed at a mid-level. There was a significant difference in contents interest according to their gender - boys appeared to have a higher interest than girls. On the basis of these results, it can be suggested that these results offer fundamental information for improving students' critical practice in their real life. Since this study has conducted a limited research with a topic of housing education only, it is essential that further research covering a wider array of themes be done in the future.

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