고등학교 가정과학 교육과정 개선 방안 탐색

Abstract

The purpose of this Study is to set a identity for the elective subjects of Home Ecomomics Science at a high school and improve the overall curriculum of the topic, objective, content, teaching․learning methods and assesment methods in relation to changing subject name. To achieve this purpose of this study, review of historical development and international overview of the elective-centered curriculum, a questionnaire for analysis of needs and problems. Curriculum revision directions on this study are followings; First, the elective subjects' name is changed based on leading results, which the elective subjects have a sequence and relation with Home Economics subject, a basic national common subject, and then play a role as liberal education. Third, contents of the elective subjects are organized to be parts(large part, midium part) and the contents of the parts same as at the present. Based on the minimal essential elements of learning, the basic, common and universal contents should be selected well and the quantity of learning and the contents' level and range should be optimized. Fourth, the revised curriculum should be reflected national․social needs and situation by industrial development and occupation change. Fifth, to enhance students' interests about class the revised curriculum could be focused on contents that related with career preparation and real life. Sixth, to minimized current curriculum' problems, school conditions like as supply of the elective subject teacher or facilities should be considered. The results provide basic data for education policy by outlining the direction and range of the high school elective subjects of Science Also, this study contributes to the stabilization of the new curriculum at participating schools by providing criteria for textbook development and a support strategy for the new curriculum.