• Human Ecology Research
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• v.61 no.1
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• pp.15-28
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• 2023

The aim of this study was to develop, implement, and evaluate the use of Artificial Intelligence in the prevention of violence among middle-school students. The sample for this study consisted of 20 first-year middle-school students who participated in theme selection activities in a free semester program as part of their home economics studies. The data for the study consisted of nine class observation logs, four group activity outputs, 30 class results, an online survey, and in-depth interviews with three students. A program called "R.U.OK" was developed by setting problematic situation for school violence prevention linked to the contents of the Home Economics Education(HEE) curriculum. After the program was implemented, the survey on the students' class satisfaction content elements, with AI-based learning activities and PBL and interest, displayed high points, with an average of 4.0 or higher. Our qualitative analysis produced four significant results. First, students' concerns about school violence had increased and they showed a change in attitude, having more empathy with friends and more interest in their surroundings. Second, digital and AI literacy had improved, and students' interest in digital media learning had increased. Third, there had been an improvement in problem-solving ability in terms of being able to think more critically and independently. Fourth, the results also demonstrated that there had been a positive effect on self-direction and an improved capacity for teamwork. This study was significant in demonstrating the effectiveness of a program for the prevention of school violence based on the use of digital technology in the educational environment.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.131-149
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to explore what value home economics education should pursue to be established as an essential subject in the 'with-/post Covid-19 era', and to suggest directions for the development of the future. To this end, first of all, changes in the future society symbolized by the with-/post- Covid-19 era were diagnosed through literature review. Moreover, the 'OECD Education 2030' project and Korea's 'Educational Vision 2045', which identified the purpose of education in response to changes in the future, were considered. Furthermore, the teleology of education of John White, a British educational philosopher, was contemplated. As a result, the purpose of education for the future society is considered to be changing toward the well-being of society and individuals, and efforts such as the development of a well-being subject are being made in various countries for this purpose. While several a number of strategies are possible for the implementation of well-being education in Korea, this study argues that the easiest way is to strengthen home economics education that already exists as a subject. In addition, the main value of home economics education as an essential subject in the with-/post-Covid-19 era is evaluated to lie in the fact that this subject helped society and individuals cultivate diverse competencies necessary to pursue well-being. Finally, this study suggests a conceptual framework necessary to develop a discourse on home economics education as 'happiness and well-being education.' Additionally, a conceptual framework describing the unique thinking and execution process that learners will represent in the course of learning of home economics that implements well-being education is suggested. In the follow-up studies, it is expected that the discourse on well-being education in home economics education will be verified by empirical studies.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.205-211
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• 2008

This study attempted to explore what is the image that preliminary teachers seek in Home Economics. The purpose of this study was to find the images that make people thought based on the Q methodology. Q methodology is a way to understand a person's structure of subjectivity. This study applied Q methodology to clarifying preliminary teachers' subjective evaluation of the image of Home Economics. 33 Q questions were prepared through literature review, and were offered to 60 preliminary teachers. The subjects were divided into the five types seeking different image with Home Economics: adjustment for society, neglection by prejudice, education for basic element of life, focused on home life, personal mature.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.13-31
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• 2023

The purpose of this study was to develop a career education program linked to home economics in middle school to improve adolescents' ability to respond to the rapidly changing future society. The research procedure was conducted in four steps: Analysis, Design, Development, and Evaluation. In the analysis step, related prior studies were analyzed to identify the units and contents that linked home economics and career education. In the design step, learning topics and contents according to the design thinking process were selected and the overall program process was designed to cultivate entrepreneurship based on the textbook analysis results. In the development step, the goals and achievement standards of school career education linked to home economics were set for each class, and a total of eight teaching and learning plans, twenty-three types of teaching and learning materials, and expert validity verification questionnaires were developed. In the evaluation step, the validity of the developed program was verified by nine experts. The developed program was verified for overall programs, and the validity of the program was 0.94. It is expected that the career education program linked to home economics will contribute to foster the adolescents' entrepreneurship so they can design their future on their own and allow them to manage their life proactively.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.19-38
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• 2024

The purposes of this study are to obtain an in-depth understanding of the experiences of novice Home Economics teachers during their first year and to extract meaning from the experiences. The Photovoice was used as a research methodology. Participants in the study included three novice Home Economics teachers who passed the 2022 secondary school teacher recruitment examination and began working at middle schools in the Seoul metropolitan area from March 2022. Data were collected from February 2022 to January 2023, involving one written interview, nine monthly Photovoice projects, and two Focus Group Interviews. Thematic analysis was utilized for data analysis. The narratives of novice Home Economics teachers were divided into the narratives as 'Home Economics teacher' and as 'Novice teacher'. As being Home Economics teachers, participants constructed their narratives around three themes: 'Home Economics is a practical discipline', 'Home economics teachers are agents of change', and 'Home Economics is undervalued in the school.' Furthermore, the sub themes of the 'novice teachers' narrative included 'Now it's the real beginning', 'Teaching is a wonderful profession', and 'I will become a good teacher.' The significance of this study lies in the in-depth exploration of the lived experiences of novice Home Economics teachers during their first year and broadening the use of Photovoice as a research and teaching strategy.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.113-128
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• 2005

The recommended dietary allowance(RDA) and food guide are the basic and the most important concepts for practical application of food and nutrition to the dietary life. For the textbook contents analysis on RDA and food guide, 10 kinds of Technology and Home Economics middle school textbooks were examined. And a total of 283 students from 2 middle schools in Kyungkido were recruited for the analysis of students' understanding on RDA and food guide. The results o( this study were as follows. First, students were aware of food, nutrition and diet section in the middle school textbook as interesting, valuable. and easy to understand. Second, the explanation on RDA, which is the intake level of nutrients adequate to meet the needs of practically all healthy people, were not clear and enough in almost all the middle school textbooks examined. The definition of food guide was not firmly established in anywhere including the middle school Technology and Home Economics textbooks examined. Third, about 2/3 of students did not know the difference between RDA and physiological requirement. And $1/3\~2/3$ students did not know which food belongs to which food group, less than 1/3 students gave correct answer on food amount contained in single serving size, except bread, noodle and fish. As result, the RDA and food guide concepts were not throughly explained in middle school textbooks. which resulted in misconception to many students. Thus, accurate and detailed explanation on RDA and food guide should be included in the middle school Technology and Home Economics textbooks, so that to help application to healthy eating in the future daily dietary life.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.57-70
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to examine the pedagogical content knowledge(PCK) and teaching efficacy levels of prospective Home Economics teachers. Also of interest were the relationship between PCK and teaching efficacy, as well as the personal factors that influence PCK and teaching efficacy. A survey was administered to students majoring in Home Economics in colleges of education or graduate schools of education in South Korea, and a total of 202 complete responses were analyzed. The prospective Home Economics teachers showed moderately low levels of PCK and teaching efficacy. Among the PCK subcategories, the mean score for content knowledge was the highest, those for expression knowledge and environmental situation knowledge were the lowest. Expression knowledge and content knowledge showed significant effects on teaching self-efficacy, and expression knowledge and environmental situation knowledge on teaching result expectation. As for students' personal characteristics, years in college showed significant effect: Sophomores were the highest in PCK and teaching efficacy levels. Also, those who plan to become Home Economics teachers showed significantly lower levels of PCK and teaching efficacy perception than those who do not. Besides, the more basic required courses they took, the lower their perception of PCK or teaching efficacy. This study suggests that teacher education programs should develop a program that can enhance prospective teachers' teaching efficacy by providing advice and assistance to those students who plan to become teachers, and more hands-on opportunities to practice teaching.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.97-115
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to analyze the frequency, level, and location of Bloom's cognitive domain questions in the middle school home economics(HE) text books applied to the 7th curriculum. Analyzed textbooks were selected 15 textbooks per a grade produced from 5 publishing firms. The result of this study followed: First, the biggest number of questions belonged to Bloom's cognitive domain in HE: text was in 1st grade (36.9%), following 2nd(33.6%) and 3th(29.5%). Most questions the HE textbooks according to Bloom's cognitive domain consisted of those about the understanding(28.9%), application(28.3%) and knowledge(21.8%). Second, in case of the location of questions, the subcategory of Questions after Reading occupied 49.2% of all in Bloom's cognitive questions, the case of Questions During Reading was 36.7%, and the subcategory of Questions Before Reading was 14.1%. The rate of understanding questions was the highest as 43.2% in the Bloom's cognitive domain, and the application questions' rate were 28.4%. Analyzed the questions located in questions, the result showed that application-level questions in textbooks were the highest with 36.7%, Regarding to the questions located after Reading, the knowledge question occupied the highest with 33.4%, and next was the understanding questions(26.8%), following the application questions(21,7%).

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.95-112
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• 1991

This study was conducted to identify a problem of Industrial Arts$.$Home Economics subjects, and to improve its curriculum contents. In order to have accomplished the above objectives, the experts were gained about ideas and methods about organization of the curriculum contents of Industrial Arts$.$Home Economics subjects. In second questionnaire, based on the curriculum contents of Industriasl Arts$.$Home Economics subjects draw from the above review of literatures, the opinions of the experts were investigated about review of literatures, the opinions of the experts were investigated about the selection of the contents of Home Economics, Industrial Arts, respectively. The selected data in first questionnaire was manipulated by the frequency and percent. The curriculum contents in second questionnaire was selected above the sum total 80 in Home Economics subjects and above the sum total 61 in Industrial Arts subjects. The distinction of curriculum contents selected by the each domain were as follows. (1) The daily life as a consumer and the importance of home management were emphasized in the curriculum contents selected in the domains of consuming and management. (2) The vocational investigation, the course education, and the development of the young generation were emphasized in the curriculum contents selected in the domains of the family living and human development. (3) The basic Knowledge of nutrition and cooking and the contents related to the food choice were emphasized in the curriculum selected in the nutrition and food. (4) The choice and care of clothing a proper personal appearance, and the contents related to the machinery and tools were emphasized in the curriculum contents selected in the clothing and textiles. (5) The economical aspects of housing, the contents of the reasonable housing choics, and the contents for vital skills were emphasized in the housing and instruments.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.153-170
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to find out the way to activate the Education of Korean Traditional foods and culture from middle school subject, Technology and Home Economics Education. We investigated the middle school students' perception and needs for the Education of Korean Traditional foods and culture in their educational curriculum. This study was carried out by using a self-administered questionnaire and 600 middle school students in Gyeonggi province were participated. Most of subjects took the Education of Korean Traditional foods and culture as a part of Technology and Home Economics Education. They recognized that this lecture is necessary and effective, since it is of great help to their life. However, lecture was descriptively given by teacher and not actively participated by students. Therefore, students requested for more practical methods of teaching and learning. They also desired that the education should comprise what will be helpful in a real life. These results suggested that current teaching and learning methods should be corrected and complemented in such a way as to reflect relevant contents and learners' demands which are useful in a real life, so that the Education of Korean Traditional foods and culture may be conducted through middle school subjects of Technology and Home Economics Education in an effective way at school.