A research on reconstruction of home economics teacher education to focus on developing children's competencies

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25381178
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: University of Toyama
• Principal Investigator: ISOZAKI TAKAKO 富山大学, 人間発達科学部, 教授 (70263655)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): ISOZAKI TETSUO 広島大学, 大学院教育学研究科, 教授 (90243534)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 家庭科教育 / 教師教育 / 教師知識

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research is to reconstruct the home economics teacher education program from elementary to lower secondary schools to develop the children’s competencies. For this purpose, theoretical and empirical researches were conducted. We historically analyzed some debates on children’s academic achievement, and investigated the meaning of competencies from international perspectives. We conducted both qualitative and quantitative empirical studies to analyze the teacher knowledge between experienced and novice teachers in home economics education. We investigated the learning of student teachers. Based on the results of these studies, and considered the following point of views: awareness as a member of the family, and social participation as a future citizen; the coherence of children’s learning, we developed some teaching materials of home economics teaching in elementary, lower secondary, and special education needs schools to develop students’ competencies.

Free Research Field

家庭科教育