Fundamental research on the economic education curriculum in a secondary education

本研究旨在探讨中等教育阶段经济教育课程之设置，并针对此目的，进行以下研究。国外经济教育的现状（美国、日本、韩国、日本）。英国.德国。澳大利亚）进行了调查。考察了这些国家经济学教育的发展趋势。本研究以日本经济学教育的研究成果为基础，对日本经济学教育课程进行了探讨，主要研究结果如下：1.日本初中《公民学》与高中《当代社会》、《政治与经济学》教科书中经济学内容的差异不明显.在美国，个人理财教育被认为是非常重要的。“商业管理”正在成为英格兰和苏格兰学生的热门科目。在德国，汉堡经济教育中心为年轻人提供职业教育计划。在澳大利亚（维多利亚州），小学和中学（7 -10年级）在社会和环境研究中教授经济内容。为了培养日本初高中学生的经济素养，必须考虑灌输经济学课程。

The purpose of this research is to examine the economic education curriculum in secondary education.The following researches were done in order to attain this purpose.a. The present condition of the economic education in foreign countries (US. UK. Germany. Australia) was investigated.b. The tendency of the economic education in those countries was examined.c. The economical educational curriculum in Japan was discussed on the basis of research findings on economic education in those countries.The results of our research are as follows.1. The difference on economics contents in the text books between "Civics" in junior high school, and "Contemporary Society" "Politics and Economics" in senior high school is not clear in Japan.2. Personal Financial education is thought as important in the United States. "Business Management" is becoming popular subject among students in England and Scotland. In Germany, Economic Education Center in Hamburg offers Career Education Program for young people. In Australia (Victoria State), economic contents are taught in SOSE (Studies of Society and Environment) at Primary School and Secondary College (year7-10).3. Infusion Economics Curriculum must be considered in order to foster junior and senior high school students' economic literacy in Japan.