우리나라와 일본의 고등학교 가정과 교육과정의 비교연구

A contrastive study on the curriculum of home economics of Korean and Japanese high schools

This study is aimed to make a proposal for the improved curriculum of the home economics education of Korean high school, based on the contrastive study on educational objectives and contents, general course objectives and contents, specific course objectives and contents, specific course organization and time allotment in Korean and Japanese high schools. The general and specific course organization in each country has its own characteristics. Korea has both required and elective subjects, but with less number of units, and the organization of the course is more general and extensive, while Japan has only required courses with more number of units and less number of subjects. What is significant in Japanese case is its course organization which presents more realistic and concrete materials. And this fact suggests us to consider the possibility to select more concrete materials and make systematic organization, aimed at reducing the volume to be taught by integrating similar subjects, but improving the quality of the education toward the educational objective of teaching students with more specialized skills and techniques.