• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.17 no.1 s.35
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• pp.1-13
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• 2005

This study was a quasi-experimental study conducted in ${\ulcorner}$Design of Home Life${\lrcorner}$ unit of high school Home Economics. The purposes of this study was to analyze the effects of gender equity instruction on gender equity consciousness of high school students, and to raise gender equity consciousness of students. The summarized results of this study were as follows; 1. After experiment. gender equality consciousness of experimental group was higher than that of comparison group in all four areas, that is, home life, school life, vocational life and socio-cultural life. So there was statistically significant differences in gender equity consciousness between two groups. 2. The gender equity consciousness of the experimental group was higher In post-test than pre-test, so there was statistically significant differences between pre-test and post-test. On the other hand, there was no statistically significant difference between pre-test and post-test in the comparison group. 3. After experiment, the change-rate of the gender equality consciousness In the experimental group was higher than that of in the comparison group, so there was statistically significant differences between two groups in the change-rate. As results of this study, in the ${\ulcorner}$Design of Home Life${\lrcorner}$ unit of high school Home Economics, it was proved that the gender equity class was effective on raising the gender equality consciousness of high school students in all four areas of home life, school life, vocational life and socio-cultural life.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.36 no.10
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• pp.49-64
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• 1998

The purpose of this study is to find out the degree of practice in three systems of action in home life of female and male middle school students who have learned the home economics under the 6th curriculum revision for three years since 1995 by teacher's major, student's sex, help from the family members, mothers' job, and the form of family. The results of this study are as follows: 1) The practice in systems of action in home life is relatively low in the communicative action, but is high unexpectably in emancipative action. 2) Depending on teacher's major, the practice in systems of action in home life of the students who have been taught by home economics majored teacher is high in communicative action but there is no significant difference in emancipative action between two groups. 3) The r]practice of female students is high in family, clothing, and housing areas, but therer is no significant difference between female and male students in resources and consuming, and food and nutrition areas of home life. 4) The more the family members help the students, the higher their practice in systems of action in home life. 5) The practice in all systems of action in home life has no significant difference between mothers with jobs and mothers without jobs. 6) There is no significant difference in systems of action in home life among groups by forms of family. 7) The result of multiple regression analysis shows that the helf from family members and sex of student independent variables have relative influence in the practice of home life.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.237-247
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• 1992

A number of consumerists and consumer educators have considered making consumer education courses q requrement at the middle & high school level. But in our country school consumer education have been negelected. The purpose of this paper were to: (1) classify the contents of school consumer education into subject areas; (2) conduct the content analysis of related curriculum; (3) provide the specific methods for strengthening the middle & high school consumer education.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.200-213
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to investigate the usefulness and application of home economics curriculum to housewives. For this research, a survey was conducted using questionnaires against 427 housewives living in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and other provinces. The data analysis of this study was verified by frequency, mean, t-test, and Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ coefficient by using SPSS 12.0 program. The conclusions of this study are as follows. First, more than 88% of the housewives recognize that home economics curriculum is necessary. Second, as for the areas of the usefulness and application of home economics curriculum, housewives recognize the "family and child" area was most useful, followed by "food, nutrition & cookery", "consumer and family financial management", "housing and residential interior design", and "clothing care, apparel design and making" areas. Third, the better perceive the housewives think of the home economics curriculum, the higher is the appreciation of the curriculum. Based on this research, home economics curriculum was proved very important and necessary in everyday life for housewives.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.99-109
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• 2009

This study is purposed to investigate the high school students' consciousness of the family strength. The subject of this study were 598 high school students in Gyeongnam Province. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS 12.0 Programs including frequencies, t-test, one-way ANOVA, correlation analysis and regression. The results of this study are as follows: First, the degree of high school students' consciousness of the family strength was found to be 3.28 out of 5. Second, The significant variables affecting the results were monthly pocket money father's occupation, self-esteem and filial duty consciousness. Third, filial piety was found to be a variable most affecting family strength.

• Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.159-171
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• 2010

The purposes of this study is to find middle school student's application of Clothing & Textiles Section in Technology-Home Economics. The samples are 298 middles school students in Kangneung. For the statistics analysis of this study, frequency, mean, Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ coefficient, one way ANOVA, t-test were calculated. The results of this study are summarized follows; 1) Middle school student's application of Clothing & Textiles Section is relatively low. Middle school student's need of Clothing & Textiles Section and recognition of Technology-Home Economic are relatively high. But Middle school student's preference of Technology-Home Economic is relatively low. 2) Variables that affect middle school student's recognition of Technology-Home Economic are number of sibling and sibling ranking. 3) Variables that affect middle school student's need of Clothing & Textiles Section are recognition and preference of Technology-Home Economic. 4) Variables that affect middle school student's application of Clothing & Textiles Section are recognition and preference of Technology-Home Economic and need of Clothing & Textiles Section.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.79-95
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• 2002

The Purposes of this study are first to develop the teaching and learning plan for the dress part in high school's Home Economics by the application of the values clarification theory then to apply it to the classroom activities. and lastly to analyze its effects. We developed the master plan for teaching and learning, and developed the 12 hour sub plans including 7 activities and learning materials. The effects of the teaching are as followings: First, When the self-esteem was compared with the whole classes, there was no difference between the twos, but a boy and a girl who were observed as not making a value-oriented life marked higher score in answering the self-esteem. Second. It was found that values clarification theory made student's degree of participation and interest higher and helped them to choose their dresses in the real life.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.44 no.5 s.219
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• pp.129-142
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• 2006

The purpose of this research was to find the solution of problems originated from financial illiteracy. To accomplish this task, the content which supposed to be taught in the area of personal finance in the Elementary, Middle and High School curricular were identified based on the previous research. Then, the personal finance content taught in public education system were analyzed rising content analysis of over 100 text books related to Personal finance education, such as Home Economics, Social Science, Economics, and Human Life Sciences, etc. Based on the results, followings were concluded. In spite of the fact that only few personal financial education topics were included in the 7th Education Curriculum, many topics taught in the subject of Social Science were duplicated in the Home Economics Curricular. To accomplish the ultimate goal of personal financial education, an introduction of the new course(Personal Finance) in the regular curriculum like U.S. is strongly recommended.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.18 no.4 s.42
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• pp.157-172
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• 2006

This study was designed to make an analysis of the content related with Korean traditional food culture covered in the section of Food and Nutrition of Home Economics textbooks based on the current 7th curriculum and to investigate the recognition and needs for education on Korean traditional food culture among high school students. Through this, we tried to present basic data contributing to the construction of practical educational content and educational method in relation to Korean traditional food culture. The results of this study are as follows. The content of Korean traditional food culture in the section of Food and Nutrition covered by Home Economics textbooks consisted of 'Setting the Table and Table Manners' for the third graders of middle school, 'Planning and Preparing Invitation and Events' for the freshman of high school, and 'Food Culture and Preparation of Food' for the second and third graders of high school. High school students were proud of themselves on Korean traditional food culture, but fail to apply their knowledge to real household life. In particular, it was proved they didn't understand' Korean Festival Holidays and Annual Customs: The need on the content of Korean traditional food culture showed significant difference in accordance with pride on traditional food culture, its succession in the families and one's recognition. And it was highly correlated with the subordinate variables such as demands, interest, utilization. These results showed that the education of Korean traditional food culture is an area that is demanded and how to cook Korean traditional food should be included in the content for education and practice of cooking and experience of food culture should be dealt with as the educational methods.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.23-33
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• 2007

This study was performed to investigate the awareness of the value on milk and the consumption pattern on milk of elementary, middle and high school students. The subjects were 453 students(129 elementary, 129 middle, and 195 high school students) living in the Seoul area. The results were as follows. The students of this study demonstrated low levels of awareness of the value of milk. They had an awareness of the value of milk about 'convenience', 'healthful', 'safety', 'diversity', and 'useful for snack'. Most students reported drinking milk two to three times a week and 13.2% of students preferred flavored milk rather than plain milk. General preference for milk was significantly higher in elementary school students than in high school students(p<0.001). The degree of satisfaction on milk was significantly higher in elementary school students than in middle and high school students(p<0.001). The respondents answered that their source of information about milk was the mass media. Their source of information from school was very low. In order to increase the consumption of plain milk, milk nutritional education is necessary in schools.