A study of the life planning teaching materials in high school home economics lessons

Abstract

The fulfillment of learning content of lifelong life planning in high school home economics lessons is required against the background of a declining birthrate and aging population. The objectives of this paper are 1) to understand the current situation of compatibility with Japanese Curriculum Guidelines (2019) and teaching method of life planning in Kumamoto's high schools, based on interview surveys, 2) to consider better teaching materials for life planning in high school home economics lessons. To achieve this, we conducted interview surveys with 11 home economics high school teachers in Kumamoto from October 17 to November 28, 2023, on the current compatibility with Japanese Curriculum Guidelines (2019) and teaching methods of life planning. The results are as follows: 1) According to our interview surveys of high school home economics teachers in Kumamoto, some teachers pointed out the problems that high school students around 15 years old are difficult to imagine future life many years after, and they design their future lives only within their own family life experiences. 2) To solve these problems, we devise teaching plans and materials for life planning, thinking about diverse ways of living and simulating future life incorporating the materials, "life and money planning game," and so on.departmental bulletin pape