• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.21-33
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• 2003

The purpose of this research is to investigate the type of curriculum implementation and the level of teachers´ participation in the decision making process and their satisfaction related to the Technology and Home Economics, in middle school. The survey data were collected by mail from 284 $\ulcorner$Technology and Home Economics$\lrcorner$teachers for the first graders in middle school from July to August. 2001. The results showed that $\ulcorner$Technology and Home Economics$\lrcorner$ were mainly taught by Home Economics teachers alone. The teachers teaching whole subject alone were more anxious about lacks of facilities and confidence of students and parents as well as lacks of skills and knowledge of the non-major part. and student´s interest in the subject than team teaching teachers were. The team teaching teachers were more likely to be participated in the process of deciding curriculum implementation types and to be satisfied with the type of curriculum implementation. The satisfaction with curriculum implementation was mainly affected by the Participation in the decision making process as well as the type of curriculum implementation.