Housework and Sewing Department - Kajisaihouka

…One of the subjects newly established in elementary, middle, and high schools under the new school system of 1947. In the history of modern Japanese education, the 1881 "Outline of Elementary School Curriculum" included "sewing" and "household economics," and housekeeping and sewing were established as subjects for girls. Eventually, with the promotion of nationalism, it became a central subject in girls' education, with the aim of becoming a "good wife and wise mother" linked to "moral education." …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Housework and Sewing Department" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…1947年の新学制で小･中･高校に新設された教科の一つ。日本の近代教育の歴史では，1881年の〈小学校教則綱領〉で，〈裁縫〉と〈家事経済〉がおかれ，女子向けの教科として家事･裁縫科が確立した。やがて国家主義の推進とともに，〈修身〉と結びついた〈良妻賢母〉を目ざす女子教育の中心教科となった。…

※「家事・裁縫科」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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