A Study Related to University Students' Awareness of Gender Equality and Practice of Clothing and Textiles Education Contents

대학생의 양성평등의식과 의생활 교육내용 실천과의 관련 연구

  • Lee, En-Hee (The Research Institute of Korean Education, ChungAng University, Dept. of Home Economics Education, WonKwang University)
  • 이은희 (중앙대학교 한국교육문제연구소, 원광대학교 사범대학 가정교육과)
  • Published : 2005.10.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to research university students' awareness of gender equality and practice of clothing and textiles education contents(classifying them into four units; choice and dressing of clothes, textile and management of clothes, design and sewing of clothes, and knitting and embroidery) in their real life. This is the investigation of 344 university students living in Choongchungnam bukdo, Junrabukdo, and Daejeon. In this statistical analysis, SPSS 10.0 for Windows Program was utilized to calculate percentage, mean and standard deviation. Also, these data were verified by t-test, One-way Anova, Duncan's multiple range, Pearson's correlation coefficient. The results of this research were as follows: The more university students have awareness of gender equality, the more they have practice of clothing and textiles education content in their real life. There was a significant difference in practical awareness of contents of clothing and textiles education according to demographic variables and correlation of variables differed significantly. As a conclusion, university students' awareness of gender equality plays an important role in practice of clothing and textiles education contents in their real life. These results would provide fundamental information for improving students' critical practice.

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