• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.65-76
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• 2000

Comparative Study on Historical Changes of Practical Arts Education and Technology-Home Economics Education in Korea and Japan This dissertation is a comparative study on Practical Arts(Home Economics) Education and Technology-Home Economics Education of Korea and Japan. I established two research objectives to conduct the research : To understand the differences in historical changes in Practical Arts Education and Technology-Home Economics of the two countries: And to grope for the new direction of Home Economics Education. Research findings are as follows : Japan was also ahead of Korea for about two decades in terms of putting Home Economics Education in practice at elementary schools. Practical Arts Education Started to emerge in Elementary school system in 1955, which had been originated in vocational education before the year 1945 in Korean However, from the 3th curriculum Practical Arts Education Curriculum put emphasis on home lives. Regarding the characteristics of education from the perspectives of historical changes at Korean Junior-high schools after the year 1945. Home Economics Education had been regarded as “female subject”until the 1980s and was integrated into regular curricula for co-education in the middle of the 1990s. when the 6th Curriculum was activated. Technology-Home Economics started to emerge in Japan in 1962. while the subject Home Economics Education was integrated into curricula for males in high school as well in 1989. In the Korean 7th Curriculum, the combined subject Technology-Home Economics is divided into three categories. A remarkable difference from japanese Technology-Home Economics is that korean curriculum has no division between required and elective. In conclusion. I observe that both Korean and Japanese curricula for Home Economics Education were originated in Confucianism. However, unlike Korean situation, current Japanese Home Economics Education takes a significant part as a continuing and required subject for both primary and secondary co-education.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.33-42
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• 1989

By the comparative analysis of high school Home Economics curricula in the U.S., Japan and Taiwan, this study first attempts to understand the current Home Economics education and to access its treads for each country. Based on the findings of the analysis, the study also seeks to get the major implications of the analysis for the betterment of the Korea Home Economics Education. The main sources of information and data analyzed here are： 1) curricula for both Oklahoma and Ohio state as representatives of the U.S.； 2) Home Economics Teaching Guidelines in Japan； and 3) Home Economics curriculum in Taiwan. Content Analysis technique is applied in this study. The major elements of contents include：1) structure of the curriculum； 2) subject name； 3) unit (time) allotment； 4) goals； 5) subject areas and content composition； and 6) other related characteristics for the implementation of the curriculum. Summarized results of the study outline as follows： 1) Home Economics is offered as independently required subject with equal status to Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies subject in all three countries； 2) Sex discrimination is prohibited both in the U.S. and Taiwan, while in Japan sex equity is not secured for Home Economics educations； 3) Time allotment for Home Economics in Japan and Taiwan is similiar to that in Korea；4) Subject areas cover such fields as Foods and Nutrition, Clothing and Textiles, Home Management, and Human Development in all three countries, which is similiar to those of Korea. In addition, Consumer Education and Career Education are also covered in the U.S., whereas in Japan Child Care is offered； and 5) Curriculum can be utilized as instructional planning material due to the clear specification of instructional methods, materials, and evaluation methods on the curriculum, especially in the U.S. and Taiwan.

• 대한공업교육학회지
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.68-83
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• 2005

The purpose of the study were to analyze of the curriculum and textbooks for technology & home economics in the 7th national curriculum, and to suggest the revision direction of them. This study was carried out through literature research of national curriculum and textbooks of Korea and Japan, respectively. The findings of the study were as follows: First, we have three textbooks which are technology & home economics 1, technology & home economics 2, technology & home economics 3 for each grade of middle school student, but one technology textbook and one home economics textbook may be better for middle school student to reduce the learning content following revised curriculum. Second, as an aspect of learning content between technology textbook and computer textbook, the computer and information volume is too much overlapped, which is also the same result at the survey research report of KICE. Therefore, the computer content of technology & home economics textbooks must be considered to reduce according to follow research.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.23-32
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• 1996

The purposes of this study was to investigate high school girl students’concerns about the family life education in Home Economics and their needs for learning in home economics classes in order to develop an advisable co-education curriculum. The questionnaires were completed by 196 first grade students in Seoul in 1993 and 765 first grade students in Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefectures in 1991. The contents of the questionnaire were as follows：1) students’interests in the areas of Home Economics education, 2) students＇concerns in their daily life 3) students’interests in a new curriculum for family life education：16 contents from human birth to death. 4) students’experience with their family, and 5) students’educational needs in Home Economics’teaching method. The result of our research showed that：1) Most of senior high school students in Korea and Japan had strong interests in their life and life span. 2) Although there are some differences in the degree of concerns between Korea and Japan, senior high school students in Korea and Japan had strong concerns with their “characteristics and personality”, their “future job”, their “looks and figure”and their “hobby and amusement”, these had not been the contents of home economics in Korea and Japan, but had been in U.S. 3) Very few senior high school students in Japan and especially in Korea had contacts with their grandparents. 4) Senior high school students in Korea and Japan showed strong interests in their near future stage, but they showed less interest in the stage of early childhood. 5) Senior high school students in Korea and Japan showed their diverse needs for learning in home economics classes. The results indicated that co-education curriculum for family life education should meet adolescent needs and concerns, and our new curriculum, “from one’s birth to death/one’s life span”, would be more advisable.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.91-99
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• 1990

By the comparative analysis of middle school Home Economics curricula in the U.S, Sweden, japan, Taiwan, and Korea, this study attempts to understand the current Home Economics education and to access its trends for each country. Based on the findings of the analysis, this study also seeks to get the major implications of the analysis for the betterment of the Korean Home Economics Education. The main sources of information and data analyzed here are :1)curricula for 10 School Districts in Pennsylvania state as representives of the U.S ; 2)Home Economics curriculum for middle school in Sweden ; 3) Home Economics Teaching Guidelines in Japan ;4)Home Economics curriculum in Taiwan ; and 5) Home Economics curriculum in Korea. Content Analysis technique is applied in this study. The major elements of contents include :1)structure of the curriculum ;2)subject name ; 3)time allotment; 4)goals and objectives ; 5)subject areas and content composition ; 6) other related characteristics for the implemention of the curriculum Summarized results of the study outline as follows; 1)Home Economics is offered as independently required subject without sex discrimination in all five countries. 2)Time allotment for Home Economics in Sweden is double that in the other countries. 3)The common goals of Home Economics courses is practical learning experiences closely related to reality. 4) In terms of subjects areas, Food and Nutrition, Clothing & Textiles, Housing Human Development, and Child care are offered in three of four countries, which is also similar to those of Korea. In addition Consumer Education is also covered in the U.S., Sweden and Korea. 5)Curriculum can be utilized as instructional planning materials due to the clear specification of instructional method, materials, and evaluation method on the curriculum, especially in the U,S, and Taiwan.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.111-124
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• 1991

The purpose of this research is twofold : 1) to establish an area of housing study through the analysis of the curriculum of housing within home economics units, and 2) to develop a model of the curriculum based on the area of housing defined. The data used for this research are the curricula of departments which offer housing courses within home economics units in Korea, Japan, and U.S.A: Based on the results of analysis, a field of housing studies is divided into four different areas : a housing-planning, socio-cultural aspects of housing, interior design, and general housing, research, and internships. A model curriculum is proposed based on the four different area of housing studies. The housing programs in Japan and U.S.A. are designed to prepare students for professional careers. In Korea, there is a strong demand for planning, designing, and managing housing and interior design to satisfy social needs. Therefore, our curriculum should be revised to expand graduates' job opportunities.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.109-130
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to examine the elements of green life education reflected in the Korean and Japanese secondary school Home Economics curricula. Although sustainable living at home has been emphasized as one of the main issues of Home Economics since the first curriculum period, green growth education has more reinforced in recent revised Home Economics Curricula of both countries. Thus the 2007 revised secondary school Home Economics Curriculum of Korea and 2008 revised middle school and 2009 revised high school Home Economics Curriculum of Japan were analyzed. The content analyses were done to examine the elements of green life education reflected in 'Characteristics and Objectives', 'Contents', and 'Teaching learning/Contents dealing Strategies' parts of the curriculum through two checking steps. The elements of green life education were included in all parts of the Home Economics Curricula of both countries except the 'Characteristics and Objectives' part of Japanese Curriculum. In both the Korean and Japanese Curricula, the element of green life was the most frequently and concretely reflected in the 'Contents' part, contrary to the 'Characteristics and Objectives' part where the element was the most rarely and abstractly reflected. The practical aspects of the green life education were more emphasized than the theoretical ones in both countries' curricula. The green life educational elements need to be included in all parts of Home Economics curriculum with concrete manner to ensure these elements to be reflected in Home Economics textbooks and to be actively implemented in classroom.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.1-13
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• 1990

The purpose of this study is to investigate the degree of learning interest in the curriculum of home economics for the middle and high school girls in korea and Japan, and to obtain the basic guidance for the improvement of the effect of home economics education. In this study korea and Japanese textbooks were compared and the questionaires were administered to 290 middle school girls and 270 high school girls in Chong-Ju, korea, and 261 middle school girls and 248 high school girls in Tokyo, Japan. The obtained data were analyzed by percentile and $\chi$$\^$2/-test. In comparision of the degree of interest in hand sewing and machine sewing korean middle school girls showed higher interest than the high school girls, on the other hand, in Japan, the high school girls were more interested. In the unit of making a simple clothes, the middle school girls of both countries were more interested than the high school girls, and the degree of interest of Japanese girls was higher than that of korean girls.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.92-106
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• 1973

Brief history of home economics education after modern period (GAEWHA-KI) (1900~1945). Education of home economics in our country is known to have been developed mainly through school education by need of women education. The first period is construed "from 1890's until before the conclusion of ULSABOHO treaty, which can be referred to as an inception of the education for home economics by including subjects of sewing and manual arts in the curriculum of EWHA-hakang. The second period is "from the conclusion of ULSABOHO treaty in 1905 until the act of higher education for women was decreed, transition of the education for home economics and major curriculum thereof and the text books of home economics are handled. The third period is "from the promulgation of CHOSUN education act in 1911 until the fall of Japan education of home economics in this period is described in terms of national education under the Japanese colonial rule. The education was first renewed by women missionaries with the onset of "blooming period (GAEWHA-KI)" and school education of home economics far educating women was initiated at EWHA-hakdang in 1896, in 1908, with the pronulgation of the act of higher education for women, major curriculum and subjects were set up and text books of home economics were also compiled. In accordance with CHOSUN education act in 1911, housekeeping and sewing subjects at secondary school were taught 10 hours a week with the emphasis on general education and practical subject oriented training. Home economics under the Japanese rule was so educated as to imbue, students with the sense of nationality by teaching Korean custom and family habits.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.65-79
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• 1996

This study proposes a model curriculum for Vocational Home Economics High School in the 7th Curriculum Revision. The model in the study is first drawn from the assumptions that reflect ever changing demands of industrial society for Home Economics education. Another perspective employed in the study is historical analysis that focuses on the evolution of the Vocational Home Economics Curricula from the 1st through the 6th revision. This study also employes comparative research tools for the national level comparison such as USA, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. The proposed model curriculum in this study is concluded from those step-by-step studies as follows：1) Problem definition and design in current curriculum for Vocational Home Economics high school； 2) Needs and roles analysis of Vocational Home Economics high school for the future； and 3)Historical analysis of our curriculum revisions in the past and coparative analysis with other countries. Authors conducted this research project for 3 month period from June 15, 1996 to September 15, 1996. During this period, authors collected the data and information through those method as an extensive literature review, survey and interview, and curriculum specialist conference. The key and critical features of the proposed curriculum in the study are as follows：1) In the numbers of department, a proposed model curriculum offers 8 as opposed to 6 in the 6th revision, reflecting two additional departments of “Elderly Welfare”and “Cosmotology”. 2) In the statement of educational objectives, a model curriculum emphasizes a more concrete statement to each specific skills according to the changing societal needs. 3) In the numbers of total subject matters, there would be 40 in the new as opposed to 23 in the current curriculum. Among these changes, 17 would occurr in the newly introduced subject matters, while 11 would simply change the subject matter name. Among 40 subject matter, “Introduction to Computer” and “Home Economics in Vocational Education”would be required subject matter. 4) In the total numbers of required unit for graduation in three years, a model offers 86∼132 unit. A maximum unit for each subject matter would be 12.