교육과정 시기에 따른 중학교 가정교과서 가정관리분야 단원의 변천과정 분석(Ⅰ)

Analysis of Changes in Home Management Part in Home Economics Textbooks for Middle School

The purpose of this study was to analyze the changes in home management part in the home economics textbooks for middle school from the 1st to the 7th curriculum period. The part of home management in the all of home economics textbooks published in every curriculum period was analyzed using several external criteria of textbook. The major findings of this study were as follows: 1. The part of home management was divided into seven specific areas including definition and process of home management , utilization of family resource and environment management , time management , household labor/work management , family financial management , purchasing , and consumer protection . 2. The part of home management has been included in the middle school home economics textbooks since the 1st curriculum period. The proportion of this part in the whole textbook varied with range from 5.1% to 31.8%. 3. The areas emphasized in the beginning of curriculum period were family financial management and household labor/work management . The consumer protection and utilization of family resource and environment management were the areas emphasized in the later curriculum period. 4. The titles of the middle and small unit have begun to use recent words and have represented the including contents since the 4th curriculum period. 5. The numbers of illustrations, tables, pictures, and activities have increased since the 6th curriculum period. 6. Other unrelated areas such as computer and career preparation were included in the home management part in the 1st, 2nd, and 5th curriculum period.