Education of Craft with Fabrics in Home Economics for Elementary School Students

Yukiko Momota, Ikuko Ogawa

Abstract


The effects of the teacher types in charge of home economics class survey of elementary school education of craft with fabrics was analyzed by the questionnaire for the junior high school student immediately after enrollment. There were no significant differences of the impressions and the experiences of the craft classes. However, there were significant differences in the knowledge and some skills of the craft. Higher results were obtained by the students studied with classroom teachers than a home economics major teacher. We made some suggestions on craft education in elementary school teacher course at university were made.

https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.17.3.2


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craft education, home economics, elementary school students

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