Browsing by Author "Ivanoff-Tenkanen, Sari"

Objectives. The aim of this thesis was to deal with functionality of Home Economics education. Household activity and research of household activity are essential research subjects in Home Economics that sought to find the grounds for functionality of Home Economics education. The objective of this thesis is to define functionality in perspective of Home Economics and Home Economics pedagogy and to sort out applicability of functionality of Home Economics education in context of primary school. Methods. This thesis was implemented as a discretionary literature review. Household activity and functionality which are central concepts of this thesis were defined with help of Home Economics literature. When processing functionality and third central concept of this thesis, Home Economics education in primary school, information was also seeked from the literature of other disciplines such as behavioral science and natural science. Results and conclusions. Based on multidisciplinary literature, synthesis table of functional learning process in Home Economics education was created. This can be utilized in planning and evaluation of Home Economics education in primary and upper level school. In this thesis, functionality is presented as comprehensive entirety covering all aspects of learning process. As the theme of Home Economics education in primary school is brough out in new curriculum, there is currently limited amount of research available of the subject. As knowledge and skills of household are no longer transferred from generation to another as they used to, the need for Home Economics education in primary school is essential. However, current incoherencies in Home Economics teaching material and shortcomings in class teacher’s education are potential obstacles for Home Economics education in primary school in many basic schools.