제7차 실과 교과서 가정관리영역 관련 단원의 분석과 논의

Analysis and Discussion on Chapters related to Home Management in the Seventh Edition of the Practical Arts Textbook

Textbooks are primary teaching and learning materials containing the goals and content of the curriculum. Textbooks are primary materials used in classes contributing to the formation of views of teachers and students on the curriculum. This study attempts at analyzing the textbook chapters to achieve the primary objective of improving the quality of textbooks based on the fact that textbooks play an important role as an index for the characteristics of the curriculum. The ultimate objective, however, is to present basic materials for establishing the direction of the future practical course education based on the discussion of characteristics or goals of practical arts reflected in the textbook. According to the human ecological approach, a total of five chapters are relevant with home management in the seventh edition of the practical arts textbook and they are as follows: Our Home Life”, “Saving Up On Allowances”, and “Cleaning Up Our Living Environment” for fifth graders, “Decorating Our Environment/Our Interior Beautifully” and “My Environment-Friendly Life” for sixth graders. In these chapters on home management, the goals and content of the curriculum are basically included in the education goal, education content, teaching/learning activities and evaluation activities of the chapters and these chapters are basic learning materials for the practical arts classes. After analyzing the education goal, content, and activities of home management chapters, we have found out three things. First, the seventh edition of the practical arts textbook defines practical arts as a course carried out based on empirical student activities with teaching/learning apvctivities focusing on students’ direct involvement in the practical arts activities. Second, the textbook defines the object of practical arts as not only home life which is the immediate environment of individuals and the family, but a more expansive living environment linked with the home environment. Third, the practical arts is defined as not a simple functional course, but a problem-solving course through continuous observation, investigation, research and exploration with an aim to improve the quality of our life and to put these findings into action. In future studies, a review on the characteristics or goal of the practical arts education is required through analysis of all the chapters in the seventh practical arts textbook and a critical analysis of the characteristics or goal of the practical arts defined in the seventh textbook is needed.