Abstract
The purpose of this study is 1) to find out the general tendency of high school girls’recognition and application of Home Economics course 2) to find out the variables influencing on the recognition and application of Home Economics Course 3) to find out the relationship between recognition and application of Home Economics Course. The subjects of this study were 639 high school girls of third grade in Chunnam province including Ko-heung Kun. The questionaire was used as a methological instrument. The statistics used for data analysis were x$^2$-test, T-test and F-test. The major findings were as follows. 1. The general tendency about recognition and application of Home Economics Course. A third of 639 subjects answered that Home Economics Course was helpful for their livers. 45.1% of the subjects felt that Home Economics Course was eaiers to study than the other courses required in High school. 31.9% of the subjects liked Home Economics Course while 11.9% of subjects disliked it. 79.7% of the subjects wanted more practical studies and practices than theoretical studies in class of Home Econmics Course. The degree of application of Home Economics Course was low level； average score was 19.6 out of 30 points. 2. Variables related to the recognition and application of Home Economics Course. Variables influencing on the recognition toward Home Economics Course were the degree of helping housework, the degree of happiness as a female, and the degree of satisfaction with home life. The higher the level of income, happiness as a female and the satisfaction with home life, the higher the application score of Home Economics Course. 3. Relationship between recognition and application of Home Economics Course. There was a positive relationship between recognition and application of Home Economics Course. Students who showed affirmative responses to Home Economics Course, their application scores of home Economics Course were higher than those of students who showed negative responses.
