Analysis of the Contents of the Career Education Unit in Technology and Home Economics Textbook |
Kyeoung Shim Kang |
Department of Food Service Management & Nutrition, Kongju National University |
Corresponding Author:
Kyeoung Shim Kang ,Tel: +82-41-850-8300, Fax: +82-41-850-8479 , Email: kslov@hanmail.net |
Received: August 24, 2011; Revised: August 27, 2011 Accepted: September 30, 2011. |
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ABSTRACT |
The aim of this study is to conduct an evaluation review of the contents of the career education unit in textbooks on technology and home economics for senior high school freshmen. This study adopted the "Objective & System of Career Education" established by the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education & Training as the criterion for evaluating the content of career education, and targeted the unit, "Design of Vocation & Careers", which was included in six different textbooks on technology and home economics for senior high school freshmen involving five different publishers. The unit of "Design of Vocation & Careers" was mostly written in three subunits. An analysis of the textbooks by different, publisher showed that every aspect of the "Objective & System of Career Education" was appropriately covered in the unit. This was achieved by means of the elements of contents and illustrations. |
Keywords:
technology · home economics textbook, career education, content analysis |
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