A Study of Development of Teaching Materials on 'Housing Life' in Home Economics Education from the View Point of Disaster Prevention

1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 09680267
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: 教科教育
• Research Institution: Hyogo University of Teacher Education
• Principal Investigator: FUJIOKA Yoshihide Hyogo University of Teacher's Education, assistant professor, 学校教育学部, 助教授 (30252753)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TANAKA Youko Mukogawa Women's University, assistant professor, 児童教育学科, 助教授 (20259534) ; TOKITA Yasuno Bukkyou University, professor, 教育学部, 教授 (90125138) ; HATTORI Noriko Hyogo University of Teacher's Education, assistant professor, 学校教育学部, 助教授 (70189570)
• Project Period (FY): 1997 – 1999
• Keywords: Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake / school education / disaster prevention education / home economics / the view point of disaster prevention / 'housing life' section / teaching guide / teaching materials

Research Abstract

1.Purpose of Study The study was done to suggest the contents of a teaching guide and to develop teaching materials for 'housing life' section of home economics from the viewpoint of disaster prevention based on the previous study done just after the "Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake". In that study teachers of junior high schools in the earthquake area and students of teachers' colleges in Hyogo prefecture were surveyed.
2.Methods (1)The survey was done on 【encircled1】high school students in and around the earthquake areas in Hyogo prefecture. 【encircled2】supervisors in change of disaster prevention and home economics education supervisors of educational committees nation wide and 【encircled3】home economics teachers of elementary, junior and senior high school nation wide. (2)Evaluation was done on several materials about disaster prevention. Materials are 【encircled1】teaching guides 【encircled2】texts for pupils and students and 【encircled3】supplementary booklets on disaster prevention educati on published by Hyogo prefecture and Kobe city. (3)For development of teaching materials, inquiries were made at 【encircled1】elementary junior and senior high schools, 【encircled2】organizations related to disaster prevention, 【encircled3】conferences and symposiums of disaster prevention and 【encircled4】localities well prepared for disaster prevention.
3.Findings and Consideration The survey of high school students shows the necessity for disaster prevention preparation. and they also want to learn about counterplans for disasters. Many of the home economics teachers also admit the necessity of teaching disaster prevention in the 'housing life' section of home economics. From the findings, we could suggest the contents of the teaching guide according to the age of the students. We could also develop the teaching materials in home economics education including disaster prevention by the study of texts and summplementary booklets and inquires of schools, localities and so on. This study validates the necessity of teaching children the importance of assuring security for themselves and others. We hope this study is used in developing the teaching guide for the 'housing life' section of home economics.